Diplomacy

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer hosted a number Congressional Democrats for dinner last night, “to discuss the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran,” Politico reported yesterday. Set up by New York Rep. Steve Israel, the dinner at the ambassador’s residence was a chance for the Democrats and Dermer...

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The deal currently being negotiated between Iran and the P5+1 powers is designed to leave Iran permanently one year away from obtaining a nuclear bomb. But a group of nuclear and geopolitical experts argued in an op-ed published Sunday in The Washington Post that one year is not enough time to respond to...

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The United States acceded to a request from Israel not to attend today’s session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, The Jerusalem Post reported: The United States on Monday joined Israel in boycotting the United Nations Human Rights Council debate Monday on Israeli violations of human rights in...

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As the deadline looms for a political framework deal between the P5+1 nations and Iran, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei struck a defiant tone on Saturday in response to a conciliatory message offered by President Barack Obama to commemorate Nowruz, the Iranian new year. In his statement, Obama said:...

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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius expressed fears that the terms of the deal currently being negotiated with Iran are insufficient to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear, and that the deal as it stands could lead to greater nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, The Times of Israel reported Saturday. “France...

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The P5+1 nuclear talks with Iran adjourned for the weekend amid a growing rift between France and the United States over French insistence that no further concessions be made until Iran gives “a full explanation of evidence” of its past military nuclear research, The Guardian reported today. The sharpest split is between...

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