Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the audience during a meeting in Ankara on June 10, 2014. Reuters/Umit Bektas
Iran Questions Nuclear Deal Deadline As Talks 'Hit Wall' -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Iran questioned whether a July deadline for a nuclear deal with world powers will be met, fuelling doubts on the outcome as France spoke out to say talks on curbing Tehran's uranium enrichment had "hit a wall".
Iran's talks with six major powers on curbing its nuclear programme in exchange for an end to Western sanctions could be extended for six months if no deal is reached by a July 20 deadline agreed by all parties, a senior Iranian official said.
While an extension is possible under the terms of the talks, experts believe both Iran and the international powers may face domestic political pressures to argue for better terms during this extra time period, further complicating negotiations.
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US warns of ‘tough choices’ for Iran -- The Australian/AFP
Iran's Negotiations With Western Powers On Nuclear Program Could Be Extended Another 6 Months -- IBTimes
Rohani: Iran 'Will Do Its Best' To Secure Nuclear Deal -- Radio Free Europe
Iranian president vows to do best for nuclear deal -- Global Post/Xinhua
Iran will ‘do its best’ to secure nuclear deal: Rohani -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Iran says six-month extension of nuclear talks may be needed -- Reuters
My Comment: On the one hand Iran talks about doing a deal .... on the other hand they make their threats. This is not how deals that are suppose to last for decades (if not more) are made.
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Doesn't matter, the US is desperate for a "deal" any deal, no matter how bad it is.
The west needs to realize they look like fools; you can't negotiate with somebody who doesn't want to make a deal (see North Korea/US talks). Iran will drag this out and stall until they get the bomb. Our leadership will eventually have to decide if they will just let Iran have the bomb, or use force to stop them. Force and strength are the only things they understand and right now, the leadership in the west is weak.
I think we’re seeing now why a deal with Iran will inevitably fail and that is because the one non-negotiable part for Iran will be its insistence on significantly upgrading and expanding its refining capacity with next generation centrifuges. Zarif and other ranking officials, including Khamenei have drawn a line in the sand at refining capacity because with it, they could afford to give away almost every other concession to the West while still retaining the ability to quickly generate a stockpile of weapons grade material. Iran views this capacity as its trump card against the perceived threat posed by Israel and its final Billy club it can use against its neighbors since possessing the ability to quickly make bomb material is almost as good as the ability to build a bomb since Iran already possesses the technical knowhow to assemble and deliver a weapon thanks to North Korea technology transfers.
The West knows this which is why it has been insistent about cutting capacity, not expanding it and ultimately is what is causing Iran to issue muted calls for a six month extension in talks beyond the July deadline.
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