Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Set to Break for a Week, Diplomats Say

Police stand outside the hotel where a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is held, in Vienna, Austria, on Jun 2, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

VIENNA—Talks aimed to revive Iran’s nuclear pact with global powers were expected on June 2 to adjourn for a week, diplomats said, with the remaining parties to the deal due to meet in the evening to sign off on the move.

The adjournment to June 10 would leave only eight days to reach an agreement before Iran’s presidential election, which is likely to usher in a hardline president. Delegates say that while a deal is possible by then, that timeline appears increasingly unlikely.