Kerry: driving toward 'outline' of final Iran nuclear accord
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the Iran nuclear talks were headed for "the outline of an agreement" before the Nov. 24 deadline for a final deal.
VIENNA — US Secretary of State John Kerry, arriving in Vienna late Nov. 20, said Iran and the six world powers are “driving towards what we believe is the outline of an agreement” ahead of a self-imposed Nov. 24 deadline for a comprehensive Iran nuclear accord.
“We’re not talking about an extension,” Kerry said Nov. 20 in Paris after a meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. “We’re talking about getting an agreement.”
Kerry said he and his counterparts were all “concerned about the gaps” remaining to finalize an accord, but “we’re driving towards what we believe is the outline of an agreement that we think we can have.”
“And look, if you get to the final hour and you’re in need of having to look at alternatives or something, we’ll look at them,” Kerry said.
