Iran Talks May Go By Without A Deal

IRAN TALKS DEADLINE MAY GO WHOOSHING BY June 30 had been the finish line. But as negotiations continue without agreement on crucial points concerning Iran’s nuclear program — research bans, inspections and sanctions among them — officials on both sides are admitting that the talks are likely to stretch past Tuesday. Some Western negotiators have even expressed private concerns that Iran may be backpedaling on previous concessions. But if U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry can stick the landing, he’ll have cemented his place in history — assuming it isn’t followed by a rumbling beneath the Persian plains. Reuters, NYT