President Obama has reached out directly to the people of Iran, in a bid to lobby support for a comprehensive nuclear deal.
In a video message to mark the start of the Nowruz holiday marking Persian New Year, he calls the nuclear talks "the best opportunity in decades" to improve relations between the US and Iran.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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With the clock ticking on nuclear talks in Lausanne, and no reported breakthrough, President Obama urged the Iranian people to lobby for a successful outcome.
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