Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Iran Nuclear Talks -- A News Roundup

Iran's Chief Negotiator Saeed Jalili meets with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (not in picture) in Moscow on June 19, 2012. Reuters

Iran Nuclear Talks Yield Only One Agreement: Let's Meet Again -- Christian Science Monitor

Absent from the five marathon sessions in Moscow over Iran's nuclear program were any new incentives, from either side, to signal that compromise is imminent or even possible.

Iran and world powers have agreed to continue negotiations at a technical level over Iran's nuclear program, staving off a collapse of talks after two days of difficult discussions in Moscow, where hard-line positions did not budge.

Both sides portrayed the other as having a "choice" to pursue diplomacy and avert a war over Iran's advanced nuclear program. Israel and some Western governments believe the program aims to produce nuclear weapons, a charge that Iran denies.

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More News On Yesterday's Iran Nuclear Talks In Moscow

Nuclear talks in Moscow between Iran, West end in failure -- Haaretz
Iran, world powers fail to settle nuclear dispute -- Reuters
Iran nuclear program talks yield no breakthrough -- L.A. Times
Iran Nuclear Talks End With Little Progress -- Voice of America
Iran impasse to stir sanctions pressure, tensions -- Reuters
France seeks tighter Iran sanctions after nuclear talks -- BBC
Iran nuclear standoff – talks for the sake of talks -- Euronews
Iran nuclear stand-off: Travelling circus of talks continues -- James Reynolds, BBC
Iran nuclear talks: New plan barely masks failure -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Efforts to resolve Iranian nuclear crisis through talks shouldn't be abandoned -- Julian Borger, The Guardian

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