Diplomacy

A dispute over the degree to which Iran won enrichment concessions in this weekend’s interim deal has pitted Iran and Russia on one hand against the U.S. and Britain on the other, and is threatening to severely complicate talks aimed at achieving a comprehensive agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iranian...

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last night doubled down on a controversial Wednesday speech in which he branded Israel a “rabid dog” – part of a diatribe in which he also declared that Israeli leaders “cannot be called humans” but “are like animals” – by posting images to Twitter...

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Efforts by U.S. lawmakers to impose new financial pressure on Iran picked up momentum Thursday, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid committing to having the Senate vote to boost sanctions after the body’s Thanksgiving recess, and 14 other senators, hailing from both parties, declaring that they would cooperate to push...

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday lashed out at a range of actors and elements long described by Tehran as antagonists – including Israel and global powers seeking to negotiate a settlement over Iran’s nuclear program – leading Agence France Press to report that talks scheduled to begin shortly in Geneva...

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With speculation over impending Iran talks reaching a fever pitch, analysts are outlining what minimum requirements an interim deal with Iran must meet if it is to successfully move Tehran further from being able to construct a nuclear weapon. At stake more precisely is whether Iranian concessions – to be...

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Former Israeli national security adviser Yaakov Amidror spoke over the weekend to the Financial Times, days before global powers were set to meet with Iranian negotiators in efforts to strike a deal over Iran’s nuclear program. The P5+1 group has been criticized – including by France, which is part of the...

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