(Wall Street Journal) Laurence Norman - Iranian nuclear talks in Switzerland continued on Thursday past a Tuesday night deadline. Iran wants all sanctions to be lifted upfront, while the U.S. insists that some of the measures, in particular UN sanctions which bar the sale to Iran of various materials that can be used in a nuclear program, stay in place for years. However, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Iran would not accept long-term restraints on carrying out nuclear research to develop more advanced technology. U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday congressional action is now a near certainty after the diplomacy missed its third deadline in less than a year. There are bills in Congress which would place new sanctions on Iran if there is no final deal by June 30.
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