Monday, December 9, 2013

President Obama: Less Than 50-50 Chance Iran Talks Will Succeed



Obama Says Odds Of Final Iran Deal Not 'More Than 50-50' -- FOX News

President Obama cast doubt on his hard-fought deal with Iran, saying Saturday that he believed the chances of a final, comprehensive nuclear agreement being struck with Tehran are less than 50-50.

The comments, during a forum at the Brookings Institution in Washington, came ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's expected address to the same forum on Sunday. The Netanyahu government has been sharply critical of the short-term agreement with Iran, and Obama could be trying to smooth over their differences.

However, Obama defended the interim deal struck by the U.S., Iran, and five other world powers last month in Geneva, saying that diplomacy had to be tested as a solution to the crisis and was the best way to prevent Tehran from acquiring automatic weapons.

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