The most recent super serious hard deadline for a deal was June 30, which turned into July 7 — i.e Tuesday. Yet Tuesday morning brought news that the six powers and Iran wouldn’t meet that deadline either.

Lest anybody think that this means another missed deadline, however, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was on hand to disabuse people of such a notion. “We are continuing to negotiate for the next couple of days,” Mogherini said outside the Vienna hotel where talks are being held, according to Reuters. “This does not mean we are extending our deadline.”