US, Iran hold 'substantive' talks to hasten nuclear deal

January 15, 2015 01:13

Top diplomats from Iran and the United States held "substantive" talks today aimed at speeding up negotiations for a nuclear deal, with US Secretary of State John Kerry heading back for a surprise new round.

State Department officials said the talks with Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif had ended after about five hours.

But 90 minutes later the two men were set to hold another surprise meeting at an upscale Geneva hotel, a senior State Department official said.

They are seeking to break a stalemate which has caused them to miss two previous deadlines for a full agreement to rein in Iran's suspect nuclear programme.

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