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| John Kerry confirms extension of Iran talks: 'We will not be rushed' – live | |
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| 1.36pm ET18:36 | |
| Both Kerry and the Zarif emphasized that negotiators will not be rushed to achieve a deal, in their respective statements on Thursday. | |
| Meanwhile, the White House has said that Iran talks can continue “as long as there is genuine commitment from Iran and the P5+1 partners to resolve issues,” according to Reuters. | |
| Combined with Fabius’ earlier statement that the “last 100 meters of a marathon are the hardest,” and we are once again unclear about how long it will be before the talks are officially concluded, and an agreement is reached – or not. | |
| 1.32pm ET18:32 | |
| Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker has said he is “very happy” at the news negotiators are not rushing to reach an nuclear deal, according to Reuters. Corker also does not see an extension of the talks as a problem for the US Congress. | |
| 1.23pm ET18:23 | |
| Despite talking for several minutes, Kerry did not clearly state how long talks have been extended, nor did he give a new deadline. | |
| 1.19pm ET18:19 | |
| Kerry has finished talking. | |
| 1.19pm ET18:19 | |
| 'We will not be rushed': Kerry confirms talks will extend | |
| “All of our delegations remain hard at work in Vienna.” | |
| Kerry says a “number of counterparts returned last night and are here now so we can continue to push through the tough issues”. | |
| He says, the talks are “not open-ended”. | |
| Updated at 1.20pm ET | |
| 1.17pm ET18:17 | |
| “We are not going to sit at the negotiating table forever.” | |
| “But we shouldn’t get up to leave because the clock strikes midnight. Given the stakes are very high, “we will not rush and we will not be rushed ... through any aspect of this.” | |
| Focused on the quality of the agreement. “If in the end, we are able to reach a deal, it has to be one that can withstand test of time.” | |
| Updated at 1.19pm ET | |
| 1.16pm ET18:16 | |
| Thanks all journalists in Vienna for “remarkable patience”, notes it has been a difficult couple of weeks for them... | |
| 1.15pm ET18:15 | |
| Kerry is now speaking: | |
| 1.15pm ET18:15 | |
| Some clarity perhaps: (the link takes you to an essay by Wolfgang Mieder: Don’t swap horses in the middle of the stream: an intercultural and historical study of Abraham Lincoln’s apocryphal proverb. | |
| In case you wanting some extra reading: | |
| Zarif quotes Lincoln https://t.co/oYrHbFeI3N | |
| 1.11pm ET18:11 | 1.11pm ET18:11 |
| The New York Times’s Tehran bureau chief has run with the horses theme somewhat ... | The New York Times’s Tehran bureau chief has run with the horses theme somewhat ... |
| wild horses couldnt drag me away? | wild horses couldnt drag me away? |
| i've been to the desert on a horse with no name? | i've been to the desert on a horse with no name? |
| 1.05pm ET18:05 | 1.05pm ET18:05 |
| Julian Borger | Julian Borger |
| So far, dominant metaphors of talks have been mountains and marathons, but now Zarif is bringing a horse in. Confusing. | So far, dominant metaphors of talks have been mountains and marathons, but now Zarif is bringing a horse in. Confusing. |
| Hard to know what the horse is in this metaphor.. https://t.co/0TJBkArebh | Hard to know what the horse is in this metaphor.. https://t.co/0TJBkArebh |
| 1.04pm ET18:04 | 1.04pm ET18:04 |
| Fabius has told journalists in Vienna that “Constructive firmness” will continue throughout talks tonight and tomorrow morning: | Fabius has told journalists in Vienna that “Constructive firmness” will continue throughout talks tonight and tomorrow morning: |
| #IranTalksVienna will go on tonight and tmrw morning, Fabius just told us. "Constructive firmness" to continue. pic.twitter.com/AZPyJu9q9K | #IranTalksVienna will go on tonight and tmrw morning, Fabius just told us. "Constructive firmness" to continue. pic.twitter.com/AZPyJu9q9K |
| 1.02pm ET18:02 | 1.02pm ET18:02 |
| Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister issued the following statement on Twitter: | Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister issued the following statement on Twitter: |
| We're working hard, but not rushed, to get the job done. Mark my words; you can't change horses in the middle of a stream. #IranTalksVienna | We're working hard, but not rushed, to get the job done. Mark my words; you can't change horses in the middle of a stream. #IranTalksVienna |
| 1.00pm ET18:00 | 1.00pm ET18:00 |
| French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has addressed the media in Vienna, confirming that talks have been extended: | French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has addressed the media in Vienna, confirming that talks have been extended: |
| Worked hard, had progress, problems still exist, staying to work tonight and tomorrow morning, @LaurentFabius IranTalksVienna | Worked hard, had progress, problems still exist, staying to work tonight and tomorrow morning, @LaurentFabius IranTalksVienna |
| 12.58pm ET17:58 | 12.58pm ET17:58 |
| Kerry has been under pressure to present a deal to Congress by Thursday at midnight, so American lawmakers would have 30 days to debate it in Congress. If the accord comes later, then under a new law there will be a 60-day review period. | Kerry has been under pressure to present a deal to Congress by Thursday at midnight, so American lawmakers would have 30 days to debate it in Congress. If the accord comes later, then under a new law there will be a 60-day review period. |
| If the accord comes later, it goes beyond the cut-off date established by US lawmakers to ensure they were able to review without disrupting their August recess. | If the accord comes later, it goes beyond the cut-off date established by US lawmakers to ensure they were able to review without disrupting their August recess. |
| As the Guardian’s Washington Bureau chief Dan Roberts wrote earlier this week: | As the Guardian’s Washington Bureau chief Dan Roberts wrote earlier this week: |
| The White House remains confident it can persuade enough lawmakers to back what its negotiators come up with regardless of the length of the review period, but the added time is prompting both opponents and supporters of the deal to step up their lobbying efforts in anticipation of intense debate in Washington over whether it does enough to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. | The White House remains confident it can persuade enough lawmakers to back what its negotiators come up with regardless of the length of the review period, but the added time is prompting both opponents and supporters of the deal to step up their lobbying efforts in anticipation of intense debate in Washington over whether it does enough to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. |
| “We expect millions of dollars will be spent on both sides of this issue and are now girded for a more extended fight: we are ready for that,” said Dylan Williams, vice president of government affairs at J-Street, a liberal US group that backs the outline deal. | “We expect millions of dollars will be spent on both sides of this issue and are now girded for a more extended fight: we are ready for that,” said Dylan Williams, vice president of government affairs at J-Street, a liberal US group that backs the outline deal. |
| “I think the extended review period will not have an impact on public support and congressional support for a deal, but it certainly provides more time for opponents of the deal to try to peel away congressional support,” he told the Guardian. | “I think the extended review period will not have an impact on public support and congressional support for a deal, but it certainly provides more time for opponents of the deal to try to peel away congressional support,” he told the Guardian. |
| Read his full report here. | Read his full report here. |
| 12.54pm ET17:54 | 12.54pm ET17:54 |
| Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that the talks have been extended until Monday: | Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that the talks have been extended until Monday: |
| #IranTalksVienna extended for four more days. #IranTalks #Iran #IranDeal . | #IranTalksVienna extended for four more days. #IranTalks #Iran #IranDeal . |
| Updated at 12.55pm ET | Updated at 12.55pm ET |
| 12.53pm ET17:53 | 12.53pm ET17:53 |
| The US Senate foreign affairs chairman Bob Corker told CNN there has been a “breakthrough” but warns there won’t be a deal announced today: | The US Senate foreign affairs chairman Bob Corker told CNN there has been a “breakthrough” but warns there won’t be a deal announced today: |
| @SenBobCorker tells #CNN "At this hour" - breakthrough in #IranTalks, agreement in reach, but not finished and won't be announced today | @SenBobCorker tells #CNN "At this hour" - breakthrough in #IranTalks, agreement in reach, but not finished and won't be announced today |
| As with most every development in the Vienna talks, speculation about the exact nature of Kerry’s statement is rampant on Twitter: | As with most every development in the Vienna talks, speculation about the exact nature of Kerry’s statement is rampant on Twitter: |
| maximum amount of speculation rises after #US announced @JohnKerry will come out around 7pm to give update on #irantalks | maximum amount of speculation rises after #US announced @JohnKerry will come out around 7pm to give update on #irantalks |
| #IranTalks likely to continue for some more days in Vienna & #SecKerry likely to announce this in his update. #IranTalksVienna | #IranTalks likely to continue for some more days in Vienna & #SecKerry likely to announce this in his update. #IranTalksVienna |
| Who's John Kerry on the phone with? #IranTalksVienna pic.twitter.com/zScV5VEqdY | Who's John Kerry on the phone with? #IranTalksVienna pic.twitter.com/zScV5VEqdY |
| 12.50pm ET17:50 | 12.50pm ET17:50 |
| Hello and welcome to our live blog: | Hello and welcome to our live blog: |
| US secretary of state John Kerry is due to give an update from Vienna at 7pm local time on the nuclear talks. Although he is not expected to announce that a deal has been reached, speculation is that he will announce yet another extension – in keeping with every other deadline on the road to this deal. | US secretary of state John Kerry is due to give an update from Vienna at 7pm local time on the nuclear talks. Although he is not expected to announce that a deal has been reached, speculation is that he will announce yet another extension – in keeping with every other deadline on the road to this deal. |
| The original deadline to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement was 30 June. Negotiators initially gave themselves an extra week, which was extended by another three days on Tuesday. | The original deadline to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement was 30 June. Negotiators initially gave themselves an extra week, which was extended by another three days on Tuesday. |