The United States and a broad coalition of governments have imposed
sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear program, which Iran
claims is of purely peaceful nature. Last January the United States
agreed to provide limited sanctions relief if Iran froze its nuclear
program. Since then, Iran has halted production and opened the door to
international inspectors.
In November 2013, during talks held in Geneva, the P5+1 group agreed to
reach a deal with the Tehran delegation guaranteeing the peaceful nature
of the Iranian nuclear program by July 2014. The deadline was later
extended to November 24, 2014.