Deadlines do not seem to be a helpful tool in Iran talks.

摘要

US State Dept. Advisor Marie Harf announced on July 7 that negotiations would continue past a deadline set for that date. "We've made substantial progress in every area, but this work is highly technical and high stakes for all of the countries involved," she said. "We're frankly more concerned about the quality of the deal than we are about the clock, though we know that difficult decisions won't get any easier with time." As for a new deadline, she added "To allow for the additional time to negotiate, we are taking the necessary technical steps for the measures of the Joint Plan of Action to remain in place through July 10." Meanwhile, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini had a different spin, saying that the continuation "does not mean that we are extending our deadline.. .we are interpreting our deadline in a flexible way."