EU sees big gaps in nuclear talks but Iran "commitment" to deal

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* Negotiators still have "lot of work" to reach accord * Russia warns positions remain "far apart" * Obama sees chance of deal, but has "** illusions" * Iran, 6 powers aiming for final settlement by late July * Uranium enrichment, Arak reactor at core of dispute (Adds Obama, expected IAEA report, paragraphs 4-5, 21) By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, March 20 (Reuters) - Positions between Iran and world powers diverge widely in some areas but Iranian negotiators seem "very committed" to reach an agreement on the country's disputed nuclear programme, a senior EU official said in an email seen by Reuters on Thursday. Russia, one of the six major powers seeking to persuade Iran to scale back its contested atomic activities to deny it any nuclear bomb breakout capability, separately said the two sides were "far apart" on the issue of uranium enrichment. The remarks underlined the uphill task confronting negotiators, who aim to hammer out a final settlement of the decade-old dispute over the nature and scope of Iran's nuclear programme in the next four months.

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