LAUSANNE: United States Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart met early on Tuesday in Switzerland as they sought to reach an elusive deal in tortuous negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program.

A March 31 deadline looms for Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif to agree the outlines of an agreement, over the objections of US and Iranian hardliners wary of any deal.

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