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An analytical look at why talks between Iran and P5+1 did not produce a deal and what that means now.

Some Arab nations in the region fear they could lose their regional edge if Washington inks a deal with Tehran.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US and its European allies joined hands to bring the Iranian nation to its knees over the nuclear issue, but failed to do so.

“Islamic scholars are duty-bound to prevent ignorance from spreading to Islamic communities,” said Chairman of the State Expediency Council Hashemi Rafsanjani.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Dr. Ali Razmkon, an Iranian neurosurgeon, has performed a first Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery.

Fighting Cocks, Granny & the Grim Reaper, and Lazy Balls, Iranian-adapted mobile game hits, have been downloaded as many as 450,000 times in only three months.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says that Iran has no strategic interest in nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons don't serve its strategic interests.

The Russian president has expressed hope nuclear talks culminate in an acceptable agreement that encompasses the interests of all sides, stressing Iran’s right to enrichment on its own soil.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Iranian nation will never bow to sanctions and pressures and will keep its nuclear facilities under any agreement.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Iran has lived up to its commitments based on the Geneva nuclear deal with the six world powers, but noted that the anti-Tehran sanctions will remain in place.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran has complied with an interim agreement it reached with the P5+1 group of world powers on its nuclear program last November.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Iran and the P5+1 group have made progress in the latest round of nuclear talks in Vienna though they failed to achieve desirable outcomes.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says fresh round of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program will resume in December.

Iran's Assyrian and Armenian bishops in a letter to President Obama back the Vienna talks and a possible final deal on the country's nuclear program.

Hooman Majd, an Iranian-American journalist, says that a comprehensive nuclear accord would serve the interests of both sides and its possible failure would be to their detriment.

A surprise visit by the Saudi foreign minister to Vienna, the venue of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers, has met with strong reactions from Iranian media.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

With negotiators talking against the clock to hammer out a final deal between Iran and P5+1 and news coming in thick and fast, IFP has decided to bring its audience up to speed by the moment as national and international media outlets release reports about the latest developments in Vienna.

Javan, a Tehran-based daily, says failure to clinch a deal that does not remove all the sanctions imposed on Iran is a "victory".

With tough 24 hours ahead of nuclear talks, Zarif and Kerry had a one-on-one meeting in Vienna.

Ghoncheh Qavami has been freed on bail until the appeals court hands down the final verdict.

An extension of nuclear talks in Vienna would give the upper hand to the West, weakening Iran’s position in the talks, says a principlist website.

Even in case no deal is cut on November 24 in Vienna between Iran and P5+1, Iran’s nuclear talks will not go back to where it was, says Sadegh Zibakalam, a political analyst.

An editorial by an Iranian daily says Iran-P5+1 nuclear talks are nothing complicated and to solve the dispute a simple method is needed.