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New York Times:

Talks With Iran Fail to Produce a Nuclear Agreement — GENEVA — Marathon talks between major powers and Iran failed on Sunday to produce a deal to freeze its nuclear program, puncturing days of feverish anticipation and underscoring how hard it will be to forge a lasting solution to Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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Washington Post:

Iranian nuclear talks end without a deal — GENEVA — Two days of marathon negotiations, by far the most direct and extended high-level contact between the United States and Iran in more than three decades, ended early Sunday without agreement over an interim plan on Iran's disputed nuclear program.

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

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