Highlights Deal may have to wait for Iran’s June 18 election Platts Analytics sees full US sanctions relief by Q3 The US State Department signaled June 3 that indirect talks with Iran on rejoining the 2015 nuclear deal and removing US energy sanctions could stretch on for weeks. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The Biden administration had been attempting to strike a framework deal with Iran before the country’s June 18 presidential election, which hardliners are expected to win. Spokesperson Ned Price said US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley was returning from the fifth round of talks in Vienna. “We’ve always said this will be a set of negotiations that spans multiple rounds,” Price said during a press briefing. “We expect there will be a sixth. I think there’s just about every expectation there will be subsequent rounds beyond that.” S&P […]