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The overall framework for assessing developments in the course of 2014 regarding the Iranian nuclear crisis is the ongoing negotiation geared to conclusion of a comprehensive deal between the P5+1 and Iran. These negotiations began in January 2014, with the implementation of the interim deal – or in its official name, the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), secured in late November 2013 – and continue to the time of this writing, after the parties failed to meet two deadlines along the way: July 20, 2014 and November 24, 2014. When the second deadline proved elusive, a decision was taken to extend the talks for another seven months, until the end of June 2015. The deadline for a political framework agreement is March 2015, and another four months have been allotted to work out the technical details. The JPOA will remain in effect for the duration of the negotiations.