There is a huge possibility that the nuclear deal negotiations between Iran and other countries will give rise to an interim deal in the next few days as the deadline looms ahead, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.

On Saturday, Kerry said the deal will be closed if Tehran assures the countries that their nuclear power program is for peaceful purposes and will not harm other countries. The six countries involved in the negotiation convened on Sunday at Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Kerry's statement comes as a surprise as he said on Saturday during a news conference while at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh that the chance of reaching an interim deal was thinning and was unclear. It is not yet clear why Kerry's tone has drastically changed within just a span of more than 24 hours.

The Iran nuke deal aims to limit the nuclear activities of Tehran in exchange for the easing of international sanctions imposed on it. The limiting of nuclear activities could last for at least ten years.

The final deal will be negotiated again before the June 30 deadline.

Last week, the Iran nuclear deal made headlines again after Republican Senate Tom Cotton drafted an open letter directed towards Iranian officials and was signed by 46 other Republicans. The letter threatened Iran that the deal would not become official unless the U.S. Congress approves it.

However, the White House noted that the Congress is not involved in this matter since it is a foreign policy and that U.S. President Barack Obama can act alone on this and does not need any Congressional approval.

Kerry also called out the letter, saying it could jeopardize the nuclear deal negotiations. He then mocked Cotton's action, saying it was un-thought of, considering the Senator has been in office for sixty or more days.

In the wake of the issue, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei criticized the letter and accused Americans of being "back-stabbers."

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