Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog has held up a new report on inspections in Iran while Tehran and the EU’s “big three” try to break a deadlock in talks aimed at freezing Iran’s uranium enrichment programme, diplomats say.

Washington Post: After five days of intense internal deliberations, Iranian officials met with European envoys
here Thursday to seek “clarifications” on a proposed deal that would require Tehran to indefinitely suspend a pivotal aspect
of its nuclear energy program that could be converted to
military use, Western diplomatic sources here said.

Reuters: Iran failed on Thursday to give a definitive answer to
an EU demand it freeze sensitive nuclear activities or face referral to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions, a diplomat familiar with the talks said.

Reuters: Iran has told France, Britain and Germany it wants more than promises of future benefits if it suspends its controversial uranium enrichment programme, but the Europeans have refused, Western diplomats said on Thursday.

AFP: Iran will probably give its formal response Thursday to Britain, France and Germany on whether it will agree to a suspension of some of its nuclear activities in order to avoid possible UN sanctions, a top official told AFP. “We will very probably give our response by tonight,” said senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Hossein Moussavian.

New York Times: Iran and European negotiators have become deadlocked in their effort to reach a final agreement for Iran to suspend its production of enriched uranium in exchange for possible economic and political incentives, European officials said Wednesday.