secretary of state john kerry face to face with his iranian counter part mohammad javad zarif. it was after this meeting it was announced mr zr would be return to -- mohammad javad zarif would return to tehran for consul sayings, experts are not sure if they've hit a problem. >> it could be there's a deal on the table that needs to be taken to tehran, because it goes beyond the mandate. >> the news that mohammad javad zarif was leaving came as others were arriving at the talks. german foreign minister frank wall streeter steinmeier, british foreign secretary phillip ham conned, and the e.u. chief fedor eka mogherini. >> i am sure if the will is there we'll get there. >> reporter: how tough are the days ahead going to be? >> it is going to be tough. it has always been tough, but not impossible. it's a matter of political will. >> reporter: all sides seem relaxed about an extension into the first few days of july. >>> gaps remain between all the sides in the negotiations between the u.n. permanent 5 and iran on the other. this talk of non-negotiatables and red lines, is it lookin

first, as you just reported it was announced that iranian foreign minister javad zarif after what is likely to be a seven or eight hours of facetime with secretary of state john kerry over the course of this weekend is indeed leaving for a short trip back to tehran. u.s. officials said they were notified of that advance in expected ministers to come and go and secondly as you report u.s. officials basically gave up the depose and told reporters outright that the talks will likely extend beyond june 30th. secretary kerry also conferred with washington's p 5 plus 1 partners in the talks and those dialogs have been also somewhat delicate. prior to a sit-down with kerry yesterday france's foreign minister issued his country's own red line with the talks and aimed as much with john kerry as they were iran. they are quoting a durable limitation of iran's nuclear research capabilities and production, a rigorous verification of relevant sites, including military ones and automatic return of sanctions for any breeches of commitment by iran. iran's supreme court leader khamenei issued several

arrival of the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the return of foreign minister mohammad javad zarif >>> at least 28 people have been killed in the yemeni capital sap sanaa of a car bomb exploded. fighters carried out the attack. sanaa is controlled by houthi rebels rebels >>> tunisia said it arrested a group of suspects linked to friday's attack that killed 38 tourists in soousz. these are the latest pictures to emerge, showing the attack. the gunmen can be seen running along the water's 'em, his weapon visible by the time he crosses the beach. more people were killed. >>> growing tensions between kurds and arabs are threatening to create a wore in syria's borders. the main force, the y.p.g. is accused of ethnic cleansing. we have this report from the turkish syrian boarder. >> across turkish border towns many arabs are choosing to live in these conditions rather than return. this unfinished building is home to 12 families they are scared to reveal their identities. they came when kurdish syrian forces launched an offensive against islamic state of iraq and levant. i.s.i.l. has been

fact that mr mohammad javad zarif has left and is headed back to tehran? >> i think iran is in front of an important decision, some are technical, and some more policy or policy in nature. first of all, they have to great the final parameters of the enrichment programme. the people want to hear. it's one of concerns of the p5+1. and that is a policy decision. in the first case what are the right taken to the military side. they are all for the verification of the agreement, and making sure that iran complies with the undertakings and the compliance has an effect on the sanctions. how people are going to package it. and how it is based on the performance. these are performances. >> negotiations between the u.s. and tehran, and p5+1 is the u.s. paying too much too large a deal in this negotiation. >> within the p5+1. the most powerful player is the united states. we know that the negotiations started in 2003 and failed in 2005 because the e.u. powers could not get a green light on washington. america's involvement are paramount. and, of course the bilateral

minutes came in in the back of the hotel we understand right now in the back of the hotel mohammed javad zarif is arriving here for start of talks. also the u.s. energy secretary is here as they continue these nuclear negotiations. let me make these quite clear shiulie, this is supposed to be, we have had so many phases of this long running saga but this is supposed to be the final phase, because the deadline is just 30 days away. that explains to you why these are crunch talks and this stage of the negotiations still key caps between the two sides. >> what happens if that deadline slips? >> well, they'll work through all of these issues and they know that the main sticking points include the issue of how they lift sanctions. the iranians want them all removed straight away, the western powers would like the see them staggered and some automatic procedure if iran was to breach the deal for sanctions to be reimposed also disagreements about inspections we have the supreme leader in iran saying no way they'll be allowed to inspect all sites. if they can't resolve the problems 5030th i think ever

his counterpart, the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif flew back to tehran at one point to consult there. he's expected back at the negotiating table. the critics, meanwhile, pounced on the latest delay saying that president obama wants this too much he's willing to give up too much for the sake of a deal over iran for the sake of president obama's legacy. he went to every effort to take a tough line sayingee davis cupped trust rain and that this -- saying that he doesn't trust iran. let listen to what the president had to say. >> there's a lot of talk from the other side from iranian negotiators, about whether they can abide by some of the terms that came up in lausanne. if they cannot that's going to be a problem. because i said from the start, i will walk away from the negotiations if in fact it's a bad deal >>> and so ever since that deal was struck the interim deal in april, the iranians and the united states had two diamet likely opposed interpretationers of what was agreed to. iranians say no military facilities would be open to inspections, that's something the united state

as we know , javad zarif has returned to tehran, there is speculation whether he will return to vienna tonight or in the morning, but speculation is that he win returning. to determine whether or not enough is going on there are other reports that indicate that the negotiations will go beyond the deadline which is 2:00 in the morning here tomorrow. midnight vienna time where those conversations are going on. now if they're close and they go beyond the zed lines the hope will continue. if the parties walk away, feeling that they haven't made up enough ground, then we have a problem on our hands. now here's the thing mary. the issue is the lats time they tried to get -- the last time they tried to get here they understood the various sides what they call the p-5 plus one and iran were relatively close but not close enough to go to their home countries and get the necessary approvals. what we are talking about in iran, the necessary approval of the supreme leader. in the united states, the necessary approvals of congress. congress wanted the right to make changes to the agreement. be pres

. >> the counterpart mohammad javad zarif left vienna. u.s. officials say that's a good sign. he's expected back tuesday, after consultations in tehran. the obama administration concedes the talks are likely to miss the june 30th ds deadline. >> we are focused on getting the best agreement, the most comprehensive agreement, and if we have to work longer to do that, the team in vienna obviously. >> no one is talking about a long-term extension. >> the sticking points. how much access will nuclear inspectors have at facility y the u.s. and partners say there'll be total access. the iranians say no. the iranians insist that all sanctions be lifted on day one of a deal. the easing will be gradual. the u.s. thought there was agreement on both points. april. the two sides put out conflicting versions since an interim deal was made. since then iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei drew a hard line as skeptics in the u.s. called the talks a mistake. >> i fear we have point ourselves into a corn where we believe any deal is better than no deal. >> reporter: negotiators missed a marc

javad zarif went back to iran on sunday. al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays last more from vienna. >> described the atmosphere of these talks as like a roller coaster and it's true, the last few hours have been pretty low tempo compared to the frantic hours earlier. that's because many of the foreign ministers have left vienna apart from the u.s. secretary of state john kerry. three have left because the iranian minister is in tehran. this is in many ways the most important day of this very long process, because he is speaking with the leadership in iran, including the supreme leader. i asked one expert the awhat he thinks iswhat hethinks is going on. >> the requirements of the deal which were spebl were acceptable for the p-5 plus one, he had to go back and see if there is any flexibility. the second possibility is that there was a new proposal from the p-5 plus one that zarif didn't have instructions for and have to go back for consultation. the third which is overlapping with the first two is the fact that both rou

amy: meanwhile, foreign minister javad zarif has returned to iran to discuss a final negotiation positionith the country's top leadership. secretary of state john kerry and zarif acknowledged gaps remain. secretary kerry: it is fair to say we are hopeful. there is a lot of work to do and we look forward to getting to the final effort here to see whether or not a deal is possible. i think everybody would like to see an agreement but we have to work through some difficult issues. minister zarif: i agree, maybe not on the issues, but we are determined to make progress and move forward, in order to do everything we can, but it depends on a lot of things and we're going to work on them and find out. amy: the outstanding differences include access to international inspectors and iranian nuclear activity in the deal's final years. negotiators are also trying to determine the timing of sanctions relief and the scope of tehran's nuclear research. for more, we go now to tehran, iran where we're joined by reza sayah. he has covered iran for cnn international for the last seven years. after his cover

foreign minister javad zarif has returned to iran to discuss a final negotiation position with the country's top leadership. ahead of his departure, zarif and secretary of state john kerry both acknowledged gaps remain. >> i think it is fair to say we are hopeful. we have a lot of hard work to do. there are various issues. i think we all look forward to getting down to the final effort here to see whether or not a deal is possible. i think -- i think everybody would like to see an agreement but we have to work through some difficult issues. amy: the outstanding differences include access to international inspectors and iranian nuclear activity in the deal's final years. dozens of people were killed on three continents friday in attacks tied to thislamic state. in tunisia, a lone gunman shot dead 38 people in the resort town of sousse before being killed by police. most of the victims were european tourists. a witness described the attack. >> we were lying on the beach. everything was fine. it was paradise. beautiful sea and anything was good. and then, pop, pop, pop. we thought it was firewo

place, secretary kerry a lengthy visit this morning, not only with the iranian foreign minister javad zarifead of the economic energy agency, and also the brother of president rouhani. it will be a group of different meetings among foreign ministers here today. we are really getting down to the crunch. they are unlikely to meet today's deadline, but the signs are more and more they will come up with a deal in the coming days. vonnie: gola i go to you in tehran. the delegation that has gone from tehran to the and a, what will they have decided it upon in tehran? gola: i did not get the last part of your question. vonnie: what will they have decided upon in iran before flying back to vienna? golnar: i think it is a sure sign that there is a sense that the deal is imminent. i day that is the interpretation from here, the fact that they are planning to vienna like indira said rouhani's brother the head of the atomic organization, that is a very interesting sign. obviously there is a sense of eminence that within the next few days, you know, there is going to be some crucial meetings going on, a