VIENNA (AP) — Iran is pushing back against U.S. demands for concessions as negotiators haggle over what curbs Tehran must accept on its nuclear program to win an end to the sanctions choking its economy.

Both Iran and the six world powers it is talking with hope to seal a deal by July 20. But they parted last month without significant progress — and came to the table Wednesday demanding that the other side blink first.

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