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Iran rejects AP report of nuclear deal with P5+1

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has denied a report by The Associated Press that Iran and P5+1 have agreed to a tentative formula, reiterating that both sides in the talks are still arguing.

“No agreement has been reached yet on any of the issues [being discussed] during nuclear talks” between the Islamic Republic and six world powers, said Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, on Saturday.

The reaction came after The Associated Press quoted two unnamed diplomats as claiming that “negotiators at the December round of nuclear talks drew up for the first time a catalog outlining areas of potential accord and differing approaches to remaining disputes.”

The diplomats added that “both sides in the talks are still arguing about how much of an enriched uranium stockpile to leave Iran.”

Afkham, however, said that such “politically-motivated” speculations by certain foreign media outlets are aimed at “harming the atmosphere of the talks and complicating any settlement of the [nuclear] issue.”

The next round of nuclear talks between Tehran and P5+1 will be held at the deputy level on Monday.

Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — Russia, China, France, Britain and the United States — plus Germany wrapped up talks on Iran’s nuclear energy program in the Swiss city of Geneva on Wednesday.

The three-day discussions were organized three weeks after Tehran and the six countries failed to reach a final agreement by a November 24 deadline.

Despite making progress, Iran and the six countries failed to clinch a final nuclear deal during their previous talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna.

However, Tehran and P5+1 agreed to extend their discussions for seven more months until July 1, 2015. They also agreed that the interim deal they had signed in Geneva last November should remain in place during the negotiations.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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