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REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Iran and U.S. flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022.Reuters12:47 JST,ensp;June 30, 2022DUBAI Reuters Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington aimed at breaking an impasse over how to salvage Iran 2015 nuclear pact have ended in Qatar without the progress the EU team as coordinator had hoped-for, EU envoy Enrique Mora tweeted on Wednesday.We will keep working with even greater urgency to bring back on track a key deal for non-proliferation and regional stability, Mora said.A U.S. State Department spokesperson said in a statement that Iran failed to respond positively to the EU initiative and therefore 8230; no progress was made in the talks.The EU-mediated, indirect talks started on Tuesday
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