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Kerry briefs Europeans on Iran nuke talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry puts in an ear piece for translation during a news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Kerry sought Thursday to ease Gulf Arab concerns about an emerging nuclear deal with Iran and explore ways to calm instability in Yemen and other troubled nations in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry puts in an ear piece for translation during a news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Kerry sought Thursday to ease Gulf Arab concerns about an emerging nuclear deal with Iran and explore ways to calm instability in Yemen and other troubled nations in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

By Associated Press March 7, 2015 1 min read

PARIS (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris to brief European officials on the status of nuclear negotiations with Iran.

With an end-of-month deadline looming to produce the outlines of a deal that would curb the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, Kerry was meeting Saturday in the French capital with the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain.

Kerry’s discussions follow three days of intense negotiations with Iran in Switzerland and ahead of the next round due to begin on March 15.

He met on Thursday in Riyadh with the foreign ministers of Gulf Arab states to consult on the emerging agreement.