With the aid of Louis Charbonneau and Justyna Pawlak GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers gave the look to be edging in opposition to a preliminary deal on its nuclear process on Thursday, citing development in talks capitalizing on a diplomatic opening from Tehran, although it suggested that the discussions were “difficult”. America stated the powers would believe relaxing some sanctions against Iran if it takes verifiable steps to restrict its nuclear application – a protracted elusive compromise that could reduce the chance of every other Middle East conflict. Lending urgency to the method, a U.S. Senate committee stated it could pursue a package of difficult new sanctions on Iran after the current Geneva talks finish on Friday. Any more punitive sanctions would torpedo hopes for a deal, Iran has warned.