Iran Storms Out Of Nuclear Talks

Defiant Iran Storms Out Of Nuclear Talks As Deal Shows Signs Of Crumbling In Face Of Tit-For-Tat War Of Words Over Sanctions -- Daily Mail

* Iran recalled its negotiators from Geneva after the U.S. moved to blacklist companies that help Tehran build its nuclear program
* The White House is suddenly talking tough on enforcement as Congress threatens to upset the apple cart with a new round of sanctions
* Iran's state-run news agency immediately insisted that 'the collapse' of all sanctions 'has started'
* The Obama administration insists that the limited relief it has offered Iran is 'a modest fraction' of the penalties already in place
* But observers worry that opening the door a crack will allow Iran to sidestep future sanctions by stockpiling needed materials all at once

Iran is openly defying the United States, insisting that 'the structure of sanctions has cracked and its collapse has started.'

The statement from Tehran came Thursday night via the state-run FARS news service, even as a top Treasury Department official sought to reassure the world that 'the sanctions pressure on Iran will continue to mount.'

Iran walked out of talks in Geneva designed to implement a deal struck on Nov. 24, following the Obama administration's decision to take a hard line on enforcing sanctions against companies that assist Tehran with its nuclear program.

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My Comment: What did the Iranians expect .... if they do not satisfy the deal that was agreed upon last month .... they are going to be repercussions. My guess is that this is all theater .... if the Iranians are serious about these talks, they will come back. And if they do not .... they were never serious to begin with.