US to give Iran more time .....

Reuters/ here

"..... "There have been communications back and forth. We are in extra innings in these negotiations. That's sometimes the way these things go," said Glyn Davies, U.S. ambassador to the IAEA. "We want to give some space to Iran to work through this. It's a tough issue for them, quite obviously, and we're hoping for an early, positive answer from the Iranians."......

Diplomats say Western powers will reconsider sanctions if there is no breakthrough with Iran by the end of the year..."