Diplomacy

As negotiations continue between the Western powers and Iran over the country’s illegal nuclear program, a front page article in The New York Times today documented the difficulty the West would have in fashioning an agreement that would account for Iran’s hidden nuclear research. Unstated is the fear of a more problematic...

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The Western nations currently negotiating with Iran over the fate of the country’s illicit nuclear program will “likely stop short of demanding full disclosure of any secret weapon work by Tehran,” according to a report in Reuters: Officially, the United States and its Western allies say it is vital that Iran fully addresses...

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VIENNA – With the deadline to reach an agreement over Iran’s nuclear program only days away, negotiators in Vienna are working to bridge what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today called “big gaps” in negotiation demands. In addition to multiple meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and various European diplomats, Kerry consulted with Israeli Prime...

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VIENNA – Foreign ministers involved in the P5+1 negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have elected to continue negotiating and stay the night in Austria, despite earlier reports that they would leave before the end of the day. It was previously reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif planned to fly to Tehran to...

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VIENNA – Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have reached an impasse as foreign ministers from Iran and the P5+1 powers have announced that they are leaving Vienna, where talks have been ongoing for the past few days. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will be traveling back to Tehran later today, reportedly...

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Iran has made no significant concessions in its negotiations over its nuclear program, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said today. Steinitz made his remarks in a conference call organized by The Israel Project, which publishes The Tower. A recording of the call is available here. Steinitz noted that Iran has made “some...

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