Iranian Nuclear Talks Yield Nothing

Three days of nuclear talks with Iran produced zero results, diminishing chances to reach an agreement before this round of talks end on July 20.

Tehran and the six world powers known as the P5+1 (United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany) met last week in Vienna to advance a deal to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic program.

One senior U.S. official said the two sides met with "significant" differences and "great difficulty."

Reuters quoted another Western official who said, "On some issues, we would have probably expected a little bit more flexibility on their side."

Even Iran's deputy foreign minister admitted there was "no progress."

Israel, meanwhile, is closely monitoring the talks for signs Tehran is simply using them to cover its ongoing efforts to produce a nuclear weapon.

An Israeli defense official told the Jerusalem Post Iran can break out to nuclear weapons "very quickly," and Israel must maintain operational readiness for that threat.

Dates for the meeting in June have yet to be announced.