Secretary of state says Tehran's willingness to move away from 'extraneous demands' allowed sides to 'close some gaps in past weeks,' but it then changed course

Hassan Rouhani says former US president refused to accept demand that meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly be reported only after it had occurred

Washington sees negotiated agreement as only solution to Iran's nuclear program, as Jerusalem presses White House to prepare a military option, report says

Announcement comes after Tehran indicated that it was seeking stronger guarantees and was still pushing for the IAEA to drop its probe, which the US and UN have rejected

As nuclear deal talks hit fever pitch, IAEA report seen by Reuters says Tehran continuing 5% enrichment on IR-6 centrifuges at its underground Natanz plant

PM's office says conversation addressed 'shared commitment' to preventing a nuclear Iran; White House spokesman says sides 'closer now' to finalizing a deal

In Moscow, FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian calls for end to IAEA's 'politically motivated probes,' highlighting key sticking point in ongoing negotiations

Both supporters and critics agree that revived JCPOA would be less effective than it was when it was originally signed in 2015, but split on whether something better than nothing

As Lapid and Netanyahu trade barbs over Iran approach, Haaretz cites draft proposal that would see uranium enrichment freeze, sanctions relief and prisoner release deal

Despite murmurs of sides nearing restoration of JCPOA, Washington and Tehran remain far apart on some issues, with Israeli leaders and others seeking to put kibosh on accord