KERRY: UP TO IRAN TO MAKE THE DECISION NEEDED TO CLOSE A NUKE DEAL:With few days remaining to a nuclear deal deadline, top USA and Iranian officials spoke over the weekend of substantial headway, and Iran's president proclaimed an agreement was within reach. President Hassan Rohani said "achieving a deal is possible" by a March 31 target date for a preliminary accord that is meant to lead to a final deal by the end of June that would crimp Tehran's nuclear programs in exchange for sanctions relief. USA Secretary of State John Kerry was more circumspect, as he spoke to reporters after six days of negotiations in the Swiss city of Lausanne. The talks, made "substantial progress," he said, but "important gaps remain. We have an opportunity to get this right," Kerry said, as he urged Iran to make "fundamental decisions" that prove to the world it has no interest in atomic weapons. In a reflection of the delicate state of negotiations, other officials differed on how close the sides were to a deal. French officials insisted the sides were far from any agreement. Meanwhile, an Iranian crowd on Saturday 21 March, 2015 chanted “Death to America” - and the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agreed. Khamenei accused the USA of using economic pressure and "bullying" to try to turn his countrymen against Islamic rule and reiterated that Tehran would not be pressured into giving in to Western demands in the negotiations. (Newsmax)