President Hassan
Rouhani said Monday he remains
hopeful of a comprehensive agreement with world powers despite "difficulties" in negotiations on Iran's disputed
nuclear drive. In his first comments on the latest round,
Rouhani said it was in the interest of both
Iran and its interlocutors, the five UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany -- k**wn as the P5+1 group -- to strike an agreement. Diplomats have warned that the process of reining in Iran's controversial
nuclear programme in exchange for relief from sanctions would be tough. But Iran's lead negotiator Abbas Araqchi said "the gaps were too large," and a senior US official spoke of "a very slow and difficult process".
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