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Iran and P5+1 get together again - this time in the Austrian capital. The UN headquarters in Vienna is hosting delegations from Iran headed by foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, headed by EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton. On the sideline of the meeting, Iran\'s top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said despite some difficulties, it is still possible to reach a final deal.

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The Israeli prime minister expresses concern over the progress of nuclear talks between Iran the P5+1 countries. Benjamin Netanyahu also said at a cabinet meeting that Iran was getting everything, while virtually giving nothing in the talks. Netanyahu once again accused Tehran of trying to develop nuclear weapons and inter-continental missiles. The Israeli premier is expected to raise the issue in his meeting with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The accusations come as Israel is widely believed to be the sole possessor of nukes in the Middle East, with as many as 4-hundred nuclear warheads.

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A landmark diplomatic success for Iran; after more than four days of intense negotiations Iran and the six world powers finally reached an agreement over Iran\'s nuclear energy program. In Tehran President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the nation and told reporters that the nuclear deal sealed in Geneva with the P5+1 recognizes Iran\'s nuclear Rights.

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Iran\'s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the resumed talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council which include the United States, Britain, France, Russia, and China plus Germany will start in good faith. He met with the European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who represents the P5+1 group of countries, in Vienna a day ahead of the negotiations that will take place in the city over next three days. The two sides agreed on a landmark interim deal last November in Geneva. The initial deal, which took effect in January, saw Iran curbing some of its nuclear activities in exchange for easing parts of nuclear-related sanctions.