No deal on Iran’s nuclear plans

Despite some excitement about the seniority of participants in the latest round of international talks on the Iranian nuclear deal, no agreement was reached. Following the talks between the P5+1 and Tehran which began in Geneva on 7 November, the two sides batted blame, with Iran blaming French objections for the lack of agreement, and the P5+1 (Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States) blaming Iran. The big hitters flew to Switzerland for the talks, with the foreign ministers of Iran and all but one of the P5+1 nations – China, which sent deputy foreign minister Li Baodong – taking part.