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In Vienna, the remaining parties to the faltering Iran nuclear deal hold their first meeting since Britain, France and Germany launched a dispute process over Tehran's successive pullbacks. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a bilateral meeting in Granada, Spain, at the European Political Community (EPC) -- an informal group which includes all 27 European Union countries and many NATO member states, along with their European neighbours, excluding Russia. IMAGES
The United States and Iran are near to reaching an agreement over reviving the 2015 deal on limiting Tehran's nuclear weapons program, the State Department says. "We are close to a possible deal, but we're not there yet," said State Department spokesman Ned Price. "We do think the remaining issues can be bridged." SOUNDBITE
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid to meet Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sanchez. IMAGES
Resumed talks to save the Iran nuclear deal are the Islamic republic's "last chance" to take a "serious" position, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says at a G7 foreign ministers meeting. SOUNDBITE
Israel warns the United States that it reserves the right to use force against Iran, accusing the clerical state of dragging its feet on a nuclear deal. "Israel reserves the right to act at any moment in any way," Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid tells a joint news conference in Washington. SOUNDBITE