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Nuclear deadline extension could lead to Iran's economic growth

A long-term temporary nuclear deal rather than a permanent one seems most likely between Iran and the six world powers.
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A security official talks to journalists in front of Bushehr main nuclear reactor, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran, August 21, 2010. Iran began fuelling its first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a potent symbol of its growing regional sway and rejection of international sanctions designed to prevent it building a nuclear bomb.  REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (I

As Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) finished another round of nuclear talks in Vienna to reach a permanent deal by the Nov. 24 deadline, moderate political elites in Tehran have kept their fingers crossed that the Hassan Rouhani administration’s pledge will resolve the country’s nuclear dossier quickly.

Officials from both sides have repeatedly declared in recent weeks that several important issues need to be addressed if a permanent deal is to be achieved. Last week, Abbas Araqchi, deputy Iranian foreign minister and a top nuclear negotiator, raised the possibility that talks could be extended, saying, "Time passes quickly, we are not still disappointed but if we cannot get a good enough result from this round of talks, it is obvious that we will not reach an agreement by November 24."

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