EU: Iran nuke deal may not work

• Catherine Ashton speaks toward the end of her two-day visit to Iran


• Hers is reportedly the first official visit by an EU foreign policy chief since 2008


• Western powers suspect Iran wants to develop a nuclear weapon, a claim it denies

(CNN) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Sunday there is “no guarantee” a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran will work out.

Catherine Ashton spoke to reporters alongside Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a news conference in Tehran.

“I have been engaged in discussions with Iran for nearly four years, and I think this interim agreement is really, really important, but not as important as a comprehensive agreement that we are currently engaged in,” she said, according to published remarks.

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“Difficult, challenging, there is no guarantee it will succeed, but I think it’s very important with the support of the people of Iran for the work that is going on by the minister and his team and with the support of the international community for my work that we should aim to try and succeed.”

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