Major Issues Remain To Be Resolved In Iran Talks: U.S. Official

Major Issues Remain To Be Resolved In Iran Talks: U.S. Official
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman are seen at the start of a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister (unpictured) after he came back at international discussion on nuclear policy at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, on June 30, 2015. Javad Zarif returned to Tehran on June 28 night after a weekend of intense negotiations as US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed ahead with efforts to seal a historic nuclear deal with Iran. AFP PHOTO / POOL / CARLOS BARRIA (Photo credit should read CARLOS BARRIA/AFP/Getty Images)
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman are seen at the start of a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister (unpictured) after he came back at international discussion on nuclear policy at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, on June 30, 2015. Javad Zarif returned to Tehran on June 28 night after a weekend of intense negotiations as US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed ahead with efforts to seal a historic nuclear deal with Iran. AFP PHOTO / POOL / CARLOS BARRIA (Photo credit should read CARLOS BARRIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Vienna, July 12 (Reuters) - Major issues remain unresolved in the Iran nuclear talks, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday in a comment that appeared designed to play down speculation that an agreement was imminent.

"We have never speculated about the timing of anything during these negotiations, and we're certainly not going to start now - especially given the fact that major issues remain to be resolved in these talks," the senior U.S. State Department official said in an emailed comment. (Reporting By Arshad Mohammed, editing by Louis Charbonneau)

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