Posted on 03/25/2015 1:44:00 PM PDT by kingattax
It’s way too early to start celebrating, of course. I would never underestimate the willingness of Barack Obama and John Kerry to agree to a bunch of foolishness that compromises America and its allies in the quest for a “legacy.” But the self-imposed deadline of March 31 is fast approaching, and it doesn’t appear the U.S. and its European allies are anywhere near nuclear deal with Iran.
Reuters reports that it all comes down to economic sanctions, which the Iranians insist must be lifted completely as a pre-condition for any deal whatsoever:
“This is the position that the government has insisted on from the start,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying. The United Nations, United States and European Union have imposed a wide array of sanctions on Iran to try to curtail its nuclear programme as they fear Tehran wants to develop an atomic weapon. Iran insists its aims are peaceful.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the last word on all matters of state in the Islamic Republic, said in a speech last week that the immediate lifting of sanctions must be a part of any nuclear deal. Western officials have consistently rejected that demand, and a senior European negotiator last week said the immediate lifting of all sanctions was “out of the question”.
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I will be floored if there is not an agreement. We may have to totally surrender to the Iranians, but that will not bother Obama one bit.
well i am sure the information provided by Israel didnt hurt
I sure hope so.
Let’s watch the liberals forget talking about “treason” now that Bergdahl has been charged with desertion and they’re up to their Obamas in treason.
Ya. It isn’t his problem to deal with. He’ll be out of office by several years when the Middle East implodes.
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