Deal reached with Iran over its nuclear program

VIENNA — World powers and Iran have reached an historic deal to end decades of economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for sharp restrictions on its nuclear program, diplomats here said.

The deal follows more than a year and a half of negotiations between Iran and the United States, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany, and 17 gruelling days of final talks in the Viennese capital. A spokesperson from the European Union, which is also participating in the talks, said a news conference was scheduled for 10:30 a.m. local time, 4:30 a.m. EDT.

Negotiators from seven countries talked until past 1 a.m. Tuesday morning in a last minute push to get a deal that had been delayed time and time again over a handful of remaining hurdles.

But as a rainy dawn broke over the Austrian capital, it was believed that the top diplomats from Iran, the United States, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany had finally reached a breakthrough. - Read More at washingtonpost

Deal reached with Iran over its nuclear program