US: Interim nuclear accord extended if talks don’t end today

The White House said Monday night that if the nuclear talks in Vienna are not completed by the end of the day, the interim nuclear accord forged last November will be extended again. Tehran has not said it accepts this extension. DEBKAfile: President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are evidently in denial of Iran’s refusal to sign the text of the accord without further concessions and determined to keep the talks going.