Iran nuclear talks go into end phase

Negotiators aim to beat June 30 deadline for a final deal on reining in Tehran’s nuke program in exchange for sanctions relief

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VIENNA — Negotiators met in Vienna on Wednesday in an attempt to reach a final deal that curbs Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi and EU official Helga Schmid began talks in a luxury downtown Vienna hotel.

The talks are fine-tuning a framework agreement reached earlier this month. Iran denies any interest in nuclear arms but has agreed to reduce the capacity of programs that could be used to make such weapons. It wants sanctions ended in exchange.

Complicated details on timing and monitoring remain to be ironed out by the June 30 deadline. The foreign ministers of Iran, the United States and five other countries at the table are expected to join in the talks at a later stage.