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White House Considers Extending Interim Pact after Iran Talks Deadline Passes
(Wall Street Journal) Jay Solomon - International powers negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran failed to meet another deadline on Tuesday, raising the prospect of an open-ended diplomatic process over the issue. The White House on Tuesday laid the groundwork for continuing talks while keeping in place a November 2013 interim agreement that provided Iran with limited sanctions relief in exchange for rolling back parts of its nuclear program. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the U.S. "won't walk away from the table as long as the negotiations continue to be useful."