Iran and world powers agreed late Friday to extend their Sunday deadline to strike a nuclear deal, an Iranian and a Western diplomat said.
"Negotiations on the extension of the Geneva (interim) deal have been successful. The details of the agreement will be announced soon," the Iranian source said.
The Western diplomat confirmed the agreement, saying that the parties have given themselves until November 24 to strike what would be an historic deal.
"It's until November 24," the diplomat said.
Iran and the six powers have been negotiating almost constantly since February, trying to strike an accord by July 20 when an interim deal agreed in Geneva in November expires.
Washington and Iran earlier this week laid the groundwork for pushing back the deadline after US Secretary of State John Kerry held two days of intense talks with his Iranian counterpart that failed to produce a breakthrough.
The two sides are believed to have narrowed their positions in recent weeks on a few issues such as the Arak reactor, which could give Iran with weapons-grade plutonium, and enhanced inspections.
But they remain far apart on the key issue of Iran's capacities to enrich uranium, a process which can produce fuel for reactors but also the core of a nuclear bomb.
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