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"It's certainly not possible to say that we can be sure there will be a deal at the end of today," said William Hague
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged negotiators to "seize the moment", as talks in Geneva over Iran's nuclear plan enter a third day.
Mr Hague hailed "good progress" but said there was still uncertainly about whether a deal could be reached.
Under a possible deal, Iran could freeze expansion of nuclear activity for limited sanctions relief.
UK, French and German foreign ministers have joined US Secretary of State John Kerry for the unscheduled talks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are also expected to attend on Saturday.
For the first time in years, talks about Iran's nuclear programme are moving fast, the BBC's James Reynolds reports from Geneva.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry said important issues remained "unresolved"
The negotiations have also picked up new, critical purpose, he says - a chance for the US and Iran to explore an end to their three decades of mistrust.
'No certainty'Mr Hague said that momentum had built up in the negotiations and there was a very different atmosphere from that of just a few months ago.
"There is now a real concentration on these negotiations so we have to do everything we can to seize the moment and seize the opportunity to reach a deal that has eluded the world," he said.
But he added that it was too early to say whether the talks would reach a successful conclusion.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius also said there was "no certainty" of a deal.
One sticking point was whether Iran should suspend operations at its Arak research reactor - a possible producer of weapons-grade plutonium - during negotiations, Mr Fabius said, quoted by Reuters news agency.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said of the talks on Friday: "It was productive but still we have lots of work to do."
US Secretary of State John Kerry had met his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and top EU diplomat Catherine Ashton for five hours on Friday evening.
Mr Kerry, who interrupted the itinerary of his tour to the Middle East and North Africa to join the talks, had earlier said that there were still "important gaps" between Iran and world powers.
The West has suspected Iran's uranium enrichment programme is a step towards building nuclear weapons - a charge Iran strongly denies.
Israeli rejectionThe Geneva talks involve the P5+1: the US, Russia, Britain, France and China as permanent UN Security Council members, plus Germany.
Friday prayer leaders across Iran urged the public to support the country's nuclear delegation as it negotiated "from a position of strength and with dignity".
End QuoteIsrael's deepest fear has been that Iran will sucker the world powers into relaxing the crippling regime of sanctions in return for concessions which slow down but do not stop the development of its nuclear capabilities"
Mr Zarif said on Friday there was "the general outline of an agreement".
Although details of the suggested deal have not been disclosed, it is thought to offer Iran a gradual easing of sanctions in return for a freeze on expansion of nuclear activities.
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama telephoned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to allay fears about any deal.
A White House statement said Mr Obama had updated the Israeli leader on the talks in Geneva, and repeated his commitment to stopping Tehran getting a nuclear weapon.
Mr Netanyahu had earlier said he "utterly rejected" such a deal with Iran, its long-time enemy, and that his country would not be obliged to abide by it.
The Israeli prime minister argued the Iranians were getting sanctions relief while "not reducing in any way their nuclear enrichment capability".
Israel, Mr Netanyahu said, would do "everything it needs to do to defend itself and the security of its people".
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Iran got the deal of the century and the international community got a bad deal"
Defence analysts have speculated the Israelis may take military action to disrupt Iran's programme.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that any criticism of a deal was "premature".
"There is no deal, but there is an opportunity here for a possible diplomatic solution, and that is exactly what [President Obama] is pursuing," he said.
Since 2006 the UN Security Council has imposed a series of sanctions - including asset freezes and travel bans - on entities and people involved in Iran's nuclear programme.
Separate US and EU sanctions have targeted Iran's energy and banking sectors, crippling its oil-based economy.
The head of the UN atomic watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, is travelling to Tehran on Monday to meet senior Iranian figures.
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