Chief negotiators for the EU and Iran agreed on Thursday to hold more talks about Tehran's nuclear work, Reuters reported, but the European Union gave no sign progress was imminent in the dispute.

Six world powers, represented by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, have sought to persuade Iran to scale back its nuclear program through intensifying economic sanctions and diplomacy.

They have failed to reach a breakthrough in three rounds of talks since April. Neither side has been willing to break off talks because of concerns, in part, that this could lead to a new war in the Middle East if Israel attacked Iran.


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