Mr. Hague said there is still “a huge gap” in particular between Iran’s demands for its future enrichment program and the position of Western governments that Tehran must scale back its activities.
The lack of a breakthrough would seem to significantly raise the odds that a final deal won’t be done by July 20. The U.S. has said the talks would be extended beyond that point only if there is real progress to report.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he couldn’t predict whether an accord would be reached on time. He said now was the moment for Iran to show that they were ready to take steps to reach a deal.
“It is now up to Iran to decide whether they follow the path toward international cooperation or whether they want to remain in isolation,” he said.
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