Posted on 11/27/2013 2:18:06 PM PST by sunmars
US now indicates Iran interim deal wasn’t quite finalized ‘Technical details’ have yet to be worked out, State Department says, meaning six-month countdown to permanent deal hasn’t started and Iran isn’t bound by any new terms
Iran is currently enjoying a “window” of time before the six-month deal signed in Geneva early Sunday goes into effect, during which it is not bound to take any credible steps toward disabling its ability to produce a nuclear weapon, the State Department acknowledged Tuesday.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that the six-month interim period, during which Iran would take steps to rein in its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, has not yet begun. Furthermore, there are still a number of details to be worked out, she said, without specifying what points had yet to be finalized.
Her comments created confusion as to whether the much-touted interim deal, supposedly reached by P5+1 powers and Iran in Geneva in the early hours of Sunday morning, had actually been completed as claimed. Iran on Tuesday accused the US of publishing an inaccurate account of what had been agreed. And its Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an address to the Iranian parliament Wednesday that Iran would continue construction on the Arak heavy water plant, in an apparent breach of the ostensibly agreed terms.
“The next step here is a continuation of technical discussions at a working level so that we can essentially tee up the implementation of the agreement,” Psaki told reporters Tuesday. “Obviously, once that’s — those technical discussions are worked through, I guess the clock would start. Obviously, there’ll also be a reconvening of the political track with the P5+1, which Under Secretary Sherman will continue to be our lead negotiator on.”
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So does hopeless.
But stuff like this is to be expected when you appoint a buffoon to serve as Secretary of State.
Has this country ever been so ill-served...???
I can only imagine what's being discussed behind closed doors in the Israeli government.
Netenyahu is probably freakin livid.
Abba, strengthen your people Israel. Crush her enemies on either side. Please Lord God, remove Barry and his minions from office and all those in leadership who attempt to circumvent YOUR will Father in regards to the Jewish nation. Amen Amen!
“I’m going to do it smarter”
John Kerry on foreign policy 2004
What a joke!
obama and Kerry told them “You’ve got six months to build your nukes. That’s all we can give you. Good luck!”
However, Iran was so happy they announced it to the world. They weren’t supposed to tell anyone. Especially Israel.
Not idiots...greedy manipulating criminals. What percentage of that 8 Billion do you think is getting kicked back to the gangsta at 1600?
What a cluster.
The US is being emasculated by this travesty.
Negotiating with terrorists never has a good ending.
So now, Obama only has one place to go...the gun.
Unlikely he will do it. He is a wimp.
One walleye.
EVER.
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