Several dailies provide an update this morning on the ongoing talks in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Although the two sides were said to be on the verge of an agreement, the Telegraph and Times report last-minute delays primarily over language addressing Iran’s recent request to lift a United Nations conventional arms embargo. The Independent and Independent i also cover the eleventh-hour haggling and report that Israel is now switching its diplomatic focus to the US Congress, which has the capacity to reject the deal. Meanwhile, the Evening Standard says that oil prices have fallen due to the expectation of an imminent accord.

Writing in the Times, former-IDF Head of Military Intelligence, Amos Yadlin outlines the possible future scenarios in the wake of a nuclear agreement. He says that the most likely outcome is that Iran will use the next decade to refine its nuclear technology and cash in on the windfall of sanctions being lifted, heavily subsidising terror groups in the region.

The Times reports that the IDF has opened investigations into at least five senior officers over their actions during Operation Protective Edge last summer. The IDF has already concluded numerous investigations into a variety of incidents during the conflict. The article says that the probes could impact the actions of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has opened a preliminary examination of the Gaza conflict. The ICC can only bring charges against individuals if the country in question has failed to adequately investigate itself.

The Telegraph, Guardian, Independent and Independent i all cover footage released this week by the Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem, which shows the build up to last week’s deadly shooting of a 17-year-old Palestinian in Ramallah by a senior IDF officer, after his vehicle came under attack with a large rock being hurled onto the windscreen.

The Guardian online reports Prime Minister David Cameron’s comments yesterday, in which he requested an increase in drone operations and special forces missions, in order to tackle ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

In the Israeli media, the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna are the focus, as the negotiations appear to be inching towards an imminent agreement. Maariv, Haaretz and Israel Hayom all predict that the deal is something of a foregone conclusion and focus on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criticism of the accord. There is also coverage of growing criticism by opposition leaders of Netanyahu’s handling of the diplomacy surrounding Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Writing in Maariv, Ben Caspit says “No matter how we look at it, this is a personal failure for Netanyahu, who has been promoting himself for two decades now on one central agenda alone: preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear capability.”

The top story in Yediot Ahronot is comments which Netanyahu is reported to have made yesterday to West Bank settlement leaders. He apparently told them that further construction in their communities will not happen as it is not in the national interest, with international considerations a concern. Settlement leaders publicly criticised Netanyahu’s apparent stance yesterday.

Meanwhile, Israel Radio news covers comments made by United Nations’ Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, who called on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to reveal information on the whereabouts and fate of two Israeli citizens who wandered into Gaza during the past year. The stories of their disappearance were revealed last week after a gag order was lifted.