(VOVworld) - Negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program have been extended to July 7, US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf announced on Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman (L-3rd L) meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd R) at a hotel in Vienna, Austria June 28, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Barria

She said the P5+1 nations and Iran have decided to allow more time for negotiations to reach a long-term agreement on the Iran nuclear issue. The US State Department said Iran has reduced its storage of lower-enriched uranium to 7.6 tons under a preliminary deal reached in November 2013. June 30 had been Iran's self-imposed deadline to reach a deal with the six world powers.
The same day, the EU announced it will extend its sanctions on Iran for another week.