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Fast Forward John Kerry Sees Iran Nuclear Deal Within Months
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he hoped an agreement to end a dispute over Iran’s nuclear program would be completed within months, although Washington was not engaged in a race to seal a deal. Iran and six world powers came close to a preliminary agreement at the weekend during talks in Geneva…
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Opinion Bibi Scares Jewish Parley With Dead Iran Nuke Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed some 1,500 leaders of the top North American Jewish philanthropies to Jerusalem for their annual assembly with an angry denunciation of the Iranian nuclear negotiations that their government is leading in Geneva. In a rambling, repetitive, hour-long speech that was by turns impassioned, sarcastic and bitter, Netanyahu attacked the…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Tells Jewish Federations To Block Iran Nuclear Deal
In an address on the opening night of the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed his hard line against Iran’s nuclear program. Netanyahu also repeated his demand that in order for Israel to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians, Palestinian leadership must recognize Israel as…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Calls Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Bad and Dangerous’ for Israel and World Peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the deal on the table between the world powers and Iran “bad and dangerous.” “It is dangerous not just for us, it is also dangerous for them (the world powers). It is dangerous for world peace because it lowers the pressure of sanctions that took years to build while…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Cheers Failure of Iran Nuclear Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday it was good that world powers had failed to clinch a nuclear deal with Iran and that he had lobbied against easing sanctions by telling leaders “What’s the rush?” But he said he recognised there was still “a strong desire” to reach an accord with Iran and…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Deal Elusive as Talks Drag On
France warned of serious stumbling blocks to a long-sought accord with Iran as unity among Western powers seemed to fray in talks on getting Tehran to curtail a nuclear programme seen as a bomb risk in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. Iranian media quoted the Islamic Republic’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, as saying…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Split as Iran Deal Looms — J Street Backs White House
Jewish groups were split Friday over a possible nuclear deal with Iran as the White House called Israeli and Saudi criticism premature and unease about the plan grew among U.S. lawmakers and Middle Eastern allies. “There is no deal, but there is an opportunity here for a possible diplomatic solution, and that is exactly what…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Says No Deal Yet With Iran on Nuclear Program
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday important gaps needed to be bridged in high-stakes talks with Iran on curbing its nuclear programme and he would meet Tehran’s foreign minister shortly to try to clinch an interim deal. “I want to emphasise there is not an agreement at this point,” Kerry said shortly after…
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