NEW YORK (AP) — Iran's foreign minister says his country and world powers will meet Thursday to start bringing together the elements of a draft on a comprehensive nuclear deal.
He also says meetings will start on Monday in Europe to finalize all its elements.
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told an event in New York that even though Iran certainly wants to meet the June 30 deadline for an agreement, "no time deadline is sacrosanct."
He spoke after meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday.
Zarif says Iran expects U.N. sanctions to be lifted within a few days of a deal.
And he expects President Barack Obama will have to stop implementing the U.S. sanctions on his country. Zarif says, "How he does is his problem."