IAEA chief says US-Iran talks close to nuclear framework agreement

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said Friday that negotiations between the United States and Iran appear close to producing a framework agreement on Tehran's nuclear program. Speaking at a news conference following a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, Grossi said the agency remains in contact with both sides, although it is not directly involved in the talks. “Our sense is that they seem to be pretty close to agreeing on what I would describe mo