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Lausanne, Switzerland US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian counterpart Mohammad Jawad Zarif have begun a critical week of nuclear talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, in an effort to seek a break-through after 18 months of intense negotiations. Aides to John Kerry said that many obstacles still remained before a late March deadline for an outline accord between Iran and six world powers. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said in a speech in the U.S. Congress that Washington was negotiating a bad deal with Iran that could spark a "nuclear nightmare," drawing a rebuke from President Obama and exposing a deepening U.S.-Israeli rift. The other P5+1 powers, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany, would all have to sign off on any deal. While they have been supportive of a formal commitment by Iran, they have also insisted that empirical constraints on the limitations to Iranian uranium enrichment capacity should be detailed, as should a timetable for the annulation of sanctions on Iran. Tehran continues to strongly deny that it is seeking to build nuclear-weapons, while maintaining the right to protect its civil nuclear energy program. Eurovision Special Events will offer the following broadcast facilities onsite: HD/SD Standup position for Live programme inserts HD/SD Playout (multi-format) Connectivity to the Eurovision Global Network Please contact Eurovision Special Events tel +41 22 717 2840 newsoperations@eurovision.net Twitter: @EVspecialevents