CNN: Iran Framework ‘Going to Fall Far Short of What President Was Hoping to Present’

"I spoke with Iranian foreign minister Zarif this morning. He said he thought he would be making a statement later today. But, you know, listen, there are still some issues, Wolf, although much has been agreed to. They started with about a hundred areas of disagreement and now they’re down to just three or four. But these are three of the four key issues. We’re talking about the pace of lifting UN sanctions. We are talking about the amount of research and development Iran could resume at the end years of the deal and we’re talking about the flexibility to impose sanctions back on Iran if they violate the deal. These are some of the key issues that they have been unable to come to agreement.

I think they may have come a little closer but I think the statement that you’re going to hear tonight and diplomats in the talks are telling me that's going to be a statement about the ending of discussions and the beginning of a new phase of negotiations. They’re going to be negotiating this more comprehensive deal with technical details that would be due at the end of June. But I think the political framework that was due on March 31st, this framework of understanding that was going to form the backbone of these negotiations is going — it’s going to fall far short of what the president was hoping to present to Congress to ward off new sanctions against Iran."