Why Is There A Deadline On Negotiations With Iran?....

[global1]

I keep hearing about tomorrow's deadline on the negotiations with Iran. Why????

If they don't come to an agreement by tomorrow - can't they just keep negotiating until they do?

Is there any chance that the deadline could be extended beyond tomorrow if no deal is cut?

What am I missing here?

[TexasProgresive]

1. My guess is

the thinking is that if they are working towards a deadline then that might bring them to agreement. If there is no deadline it will just go on and on without end.

[karynnj]

2. The deadline came from when they extended the last deadline

That happened because all powers involved thought that enough had been accomplished to justify extending the deadline rather than just giving up. In fact, tomorrow's deadline is not even the deadline to get a complete deal - just a detailed outline of how it could be done. There would then be an additional deadline to get all the details worked out - which is the end of June.

However, nearly every country's foreign minister has spoken of more having been done this last year than in all other years of the decade this has gone on. So, it would seem like there is no way they say "it's close" now -- and at 12 midnight tomorrow, turn into pumpkins. That would make no sense.

There is one main REAL cause for a deadline - the US Congress. They have agreed to give the negotiations the time until tomorrow's deadline. BUT -- luckily for us if they are very close, but not there -- the Senate just started a two week recess. This really may give them a grace period.