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Fast Forward Kerry Says U.S. Will Not Be Rushed To Reach Iran Deal
The United States and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, suggesting an accord was unlikely hours ahead of a deadline set by the U.S. Congress for a quick review. “We’re here because we believe we are making…
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Fast Forward Iran Makes New Nuclear Proposal – West Not Impressed
Iran has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students news agency ISNA reported on Wednesday, but Western officials suggested they had heard nothing new from Tehran. Iran and the powers are in the last stretch of talks to reach a final agreement to end a more…
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Fast Forward Will Iran Deal Produce Tehran Peace Dividend — or Stoke Regional Conflicts?
(JTA) — Years before it is deemed a success or a failure, a nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers could unleash far-reaching changes in the region. Much of the focus in Congress and the media in recent weeks has been on whether the deal would inhibit Iran’s nuclear capability via a tough inspections…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Past Deadline
Iran and major powers will continue negotiations on an historic nuclear deal past Tuesday’s deadline for a long-term agreement, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said. “We are continuing to negotiate for the next couple of days. This does not mean we are extending our deadline,” Mogherini told reporters. The deal under discussion between…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Says Iran Will Be ‘Existential Threat’ to Israel, Deal or No
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that even if a deal is reached with Iran over its nuclear program, Tehran’s “aggressiveness will not end” and it will remain a principal state sponsor of terrorism. “They will continue to destabilize governments in the region and beyond. They will continue to use their proxies…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Talks Inch Toward Finish Line
A year and half of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers were creeping towards the finish line on Friday as negotiators wrestled with sticking points including questions about Tehran’s past atomic research. Iran is in talks with the United States and five other powers – Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia – on an…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Rooting for Iran Nuclear Deal
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Friday she hoped that 18 months of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers would yield a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program. “I so hope that we are able to get a deal in the next week that puts a lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” the…
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Opinion It’s a ‘Hall of Mirrors’ — But Iran Nuclear Deal Is Good as It Gets
As the Iranian nuclear negotiations pass yet another deadline, the process increasingly looks less like a diplomatic exercise than a trip through a hall of mirrors. Nothing is what it seems. Hardliners on each side keep painting the other side as a bunch of liars, either to expose the negotiations as a fraud or to…
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