Iran nuclear talks may continue past announced final day

As talks on Iran's nuclear program enter what was scheduled as a final day of negotiations Friday, the country's right to enrich uranium remains a sticking point, diplomats directly involved in the talks said.The current talks involve delegations from Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- the United States, Russia, China, Great Britain and France -- plus Germany in what is known as the P5+1. Israel is also participating in the talks.A main point of disagreement is that Iran wants the explicit right to enrich uranium in the initial deal, diplomats told CNN.

The Western powers, on the other hand, prefer ambiguity on that point. They don't want that point written into the agreement, but if Iran state sits right to enrich uranium, the West won't dispute it, the diplomats said.

Despite the impasse, the talks have continued, and may even stretch past their final scheduled day and into Saturday.

As of Friday morning, the talks had involved only Iran and the European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, who is leading the talks. All members of the P5+1 were expected to finally get around the same table later in the day.

While the Western powers work toward an agreement that would ultimately roll back a suspected Iranian march toward a nuclear weapon, Tehran is looking forconcessions to the economic sanctions that are strangling its economy.

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