No last-minute deal in Iran-EU nuclear talks to avert UN sanction

EU powers and Iran failed to strike a deal in last-ditch nuclear talks that would block possible UN Security Council action over Western fears Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons.

“Time is running out,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after talks in Vienna with Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani.

The Vienna talks, which also included Britain, France and EU foreign policy supremo Javier Solana, were held “in a constructive atmosphere, but finally we were unable to reach agreement”, Mr Steinmeier said.