Clock ticks on Iran nuclear talks as geopolitics hinder progress

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi arrives for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept. 14. (Ministry of Uzbekistan/Handout via Reuters) 

TALA TASLIMI, Nikkei staff writer

TEHRAN -- Only two weeks ago, officials engaged in reviving the Iran nuclear deal were optimistic that an agreement was within reach. But now the negotiations are in a "stalemate," according to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

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