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Iran and the US held more than six hours of talks seeking to nail down a complex nuclear deal, but negotiators remained tight-lipped on what progress had been made.

John Kerry arrived in Geneva to meet his Iranian counterpart as global powers seek to accelerate talks to reach a deal on reining in Iran's nuclear programme.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Tehran for a 24-hour visit during which he will meet officials from fellow OPEC member Iran.

American and Iranian negotiators will resume bilateral talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program next week in Geneva.

The EU and the US confirmed that extended nuclear talks between with Iran will resume on December 17 in Geneva.

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov met US Secretary of State John Kerry December 10.

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have participated in the opening ceremony of the Uzen-Beket-Goran railroad.

Top US diplomats will this week make a "strong case" to lawmakers to hold off on fresh Iran sanctions, hoping to avoid an ugly political showdown.

The agreement on construction of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway link was signed by the three leaders back in 2007, the actual construction works commenced in 2009.

Iraqi Prime Minister announced that an investigation had uncovered the existence of 50,000 "ghost soldiers", and promised a widening crackdown on corruption.

Iran and world powers are now discussing a possible extension of their deadline for a nuclear deal.

US Secretary of State John Kerry joined troubled Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, with Russia warning that getting a deal will be "very difficult".

The Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway line will be opened on December 3.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond expressed doubt that a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers would be reached by the deadline.

China will double its investment in Iran's energy projects, ahead of a deadline for a deal with world powers over Tehran's nuclear programme.

A body tasked with policing the Internet laid down a two-month deadline for Iran's government to regularise the use of Instagram or access to the site would be blocked.

US President Barack Obama said sending more troops to Iraq signals a "new phase" in the fight against the Islamic State group.

Apple is in preliminary talks to sell the iPhone in Iran, if sanctions are eased on the Middle East nation.

Iran's government was forced to deny it had already struck a nuclear deal with the West, after a lawmaker accused its negotiators of secretly selling the country short.

The Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan is looking for alternative routes in case the West applies additional sanctions against Russia.
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