VIENNA—Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program lurched toward another deadline on Thursday with diplomats reconvening amid persistent uncertainty and vague but seemingly hopeful pronouncements from participants.
As the talks entered a 13th day in Vienna, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said his nation was preparing for a “post-sanctions” era, suggesting that a deal may be in sight to curb the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. His foreign minister, meanwhile, opined on Twitter that “with mutual respect, anything possible.”
“We’re always making progress. We’re going to resolve the last issues — if we can,” U.S. Energy Secretary Earnest Moniz told reporters while meeting his Iranian counterpart Ali Akhbar Salehi, who responded more optimistically. “Hopefully, today is the last day,” Salehi said.
