Iran Says Nuclear Talks Lack Common Ground -- Al Jazeera
Official says points of agreement not yet sufficient after world powers deliver package of proposals at Baghdad meeting.
World powers and Iran have "not yet sufficient" grounds for an accord permitting another round of talks after the current round in Baghdad, an Iranian official has said as negotiations looked set to enter a second day.
Wednesday's talks in Baghdad were the second round in the latest series between the P5+1 group of world powers and Iran over the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear programme, with earlier negotiations held in Istanbul last month.
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