Kerry and Zarif to Meet in New York

Arutz Sheva ^ | 27/4/15 | Ben Ariel

[Eleutheria5]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Iranian counterpart in New York on Monday, the first time since their marathon talks which sealed the outlines of an emerging nuclear deal, AFP reports.

Kerry will hold talks with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the 2015 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty conference at the United Nations, a senior State Department official said Sunday.

It would be the first meeting between the two since the April 2 deal reached in Lausanne, Switzerland setting out the parameters for the deal to curtail Iran's suspect nuclear program.

Global powers must still resolve a series of difficult technical issues by a June 30 deadline for a final deal, including the steps for lifting global sanctions imposed on Iran, and lingering questions over the possible military dimensions of its nuclear program.

Tensions arose after the preliminary framework was reached, as Iran recently accused the United States of "fraud" and "psychological warfare" in publishing a fact sheet announcing what the U.S. claims was agreed on in the framework deal and which an Iranian official called a false translation.

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who will have the final say on any deal, plunged the accord into doubt last week suggesting that "nothing is binding" while President Hassan Rouhani demanded that sanctions be immediately lifted when any deal is signed.

Meanwhile, Kerry is facing pressure over the deal in his own country, as lawmakers have been pressuring the administration to impose new sanctions on Iran.

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[Eleutheria5]

Don't support terminal stupidity. Boycott, Divest, Sanction Heinz products.

[rbg81]

Is Kerry going to grovel in some way, shape or form?
Or worse.......

[dp0622]

Is it going to get dark tonight? hopefully this Israel amendment will put the whole thing to rest. Such nonsense making a deal with a country calling for the destruction of an ally. Jarret and Obama want this because they hate the US or at the very least LOVE iran. lc on purpose.

[Eleutheria5]

This is Kerry we’re talking about. He served in Viet Nam./sarc

[BenLurkin]

"He served in Viet Nam"

Monument to Benedict Arnold's injured foot at Saratoga National Historical Park

[Eleutheria5]

Will there ever be a monument to Kerry’s Silver Star and how he won it? Let’s start talking design. For the purple hearts, there’s a band-aid, a fistful of rice, and a camera. But what about his Silver Star? A coolie hat with a hole in it?