It is the fourth time the parties have extended the interim deal struck in November 2013 that gave Iran limited sanctions relief in return for its restricting its nuclear program, including halting production of 20 percent enriched uranium. “If we pass July 9, this may not be the end of the world”. If a deal is not provided to Congress by Thursday, its review period doubles from 30 days to 60 days, giving opponents in the Capitol more time to mobilize. Both the Iranian and the US officials demanded anonymity because they werent authorized to discuss the issue publicly.The Iranian official spoke of good progress on some previously divisive topics.
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On Monday, Iran reportedly demanded that the United Nations lift its arms embargo on the country during the talks. One member of the group estimated racking up 400,000 miles that during that time.
But the Obama administration was determined to eliminate the chances of such a crisis. Earnest said. “And if those conversations continue to be productive, we’ll have them until we’re able to reach an agreement”. Of course, Iran, too, has to alter its expansionist agenda to inspire confidence among its Arab neighbours.
It is the third time since July 2014 that those measures have been prolonged. It’s negotiators understand that the country is in a favourable position, so long as it signs a deal. He described himself as “fairly despondent” over it.
“More Sunni volunteers are coming forward”, he said.
That presents a daunting task, but not an impossible one, especially if the deal appears weak. They have also accused Obama of bending over backwards to get a deal with Iran, a claim the president and his aides have denied.
President Obama met with several Democratic senators last night, and Iran was on
the agenda.
And top leaders on Capitol Hill are getting regular briefings on the status of the negotiations, according to two Republican congressional sources.
However, to the millions of Iranians a just deal with the global community is just the beginning of a new chapter in their struggle for prosperity, freedom, human rights and equality.
Negotiators here let another deadline pass Tuesday without an agreement. Kerry is expected to be invited to testify. “How does one grant Iran hundreds of millions of dollars without stipulating that this money will not oil the wheels of the terror machine and its expansion?” USA Secretary of State John Kerry is remaining in Vienna with Mogherini and their Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Negotiators are working past Tuesday’s deadline to try to close a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The latter two said they would return to the Austrian capital on Wednesday evening.
But a withdrawal won’t happen necessarily if the diplomacy fails, a senior USA official said. There are also marked inconsistencies between US and Iranian versions of what has been agreed to with regard to the lifting of economic sanctions, future development of Iran’s nuclear centrifuges and the future of Iran’s heavy water nuclear reactor. If that process repeats itself, it could torpedo any effort by the administration to get Congress on board. Given this disconnect, it’s worth asking what the deadlines actually mean in these negotiations, especially as they continue to be extended.
An American official told us that they felt that it would be a tragedy if we had gotten this far and we couldn’t get a deal, but at the same time, they are not willing to accept a substandard deal that, first of all, wouldn’t even make it through Congress’ muster, for that matter.
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“We are continuing to negotiate for the next couple of days”, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said outside the hotel where the marathon talks between Iran, and the P5+1 states are taking place.
