Is a deal likely on Iran’s nuclear programme?
Hans Blix, Trita Parsi, Hooman Majd and Lawrence Korb discuss the ongoing negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story Americas.
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AFP reports that Iran and the U.S. had a brief “chat” during the Baghdad talks: Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator had a rare “chat” with the head of the US delegation after talks between Tehran and world powers over the Islamic… Continue Reading
Amb. Hossein Mousavian: “They ask Iran to give diamonds in return for peanuts”
Jim Lobe: U.S. Neo-Conservatives Assail Possible Compromise on Iran Talks
As at least two days of talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme got underway in Baghdad Wednesday, neo-conservatives and other hawks escalated their campaign against any compromise agreement, particularly one that would permit Tehran to continue enriching uranium… Continue Reading
Pew Poll Promotes False Tradeoff Between Military Action And Permitting Iran To Acquire A Nuclear Weapon
via Think Progress A new poll conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project finds that 63 percent of respondents in the U.S. “would turn to military force to prevent Iran from going nuclear.” But the pollsters questions contain unproven assumptions… Continue Reading