Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif being interviewed on Germany's Deutsche Welle, broadcast on February 3, 2014. Photo: Screenshot / Deutsche Welle.

As the March 31 deadline for a framework nuclear deal looms, significant gaps remain between the United States and Iran, according to European and American officials.

The New York Times reported that last-minute disagreements revolve around when sanctions would be removed and how inspections would be carried out.

Read full story at The Times of Israel.