Efforts to save Iran nuclear deal ‘reaching the end of the road’

European negotiators issue warning as talks adjourned to allow Iranian envoy to return for consultation

Attempts to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are rapidly reaching the end of the road", European negotiators have warned, as talks in Vienna adjourned to allow the Iranian negotiator to return home for consultation - a pause described by the Europeans as disappointing.

We hope that Iran is in a position to resume the talks quickly, and to engage constructively so that talks can move at a faster pace," France, Germany and the UK said. As we have said, there are weeks not months before the deal's core non-proliferation benefits are lost. We are rapidly reaching the end of the road for this negotiation.