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Iran disputes White House interpretation of nuke agreement

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 26, 2013 42 Comments

Seriously. Oops! Iran Strongly Rejects Text of Geneva Agreement Released by White House http://t.co/I1Mqo6jfQr — DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) November 26, 2013 From Fars News Agency, Iran Strongly Rejects Text of Geneva Agreement Released by White House: TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called invalid...

Obama has Bibi just where he wants him: Isolated

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2013 38 Comments

I don’t think it’s overstatement to say that Obama successfully has isolated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by bringing the major world powers plus Germany into an Iran nuclear agreement publicly opposed by Netanyahu (and quietly by many Arab countries). The perennial thorn in Obama’s...

2013 Iran Nuclear Deal Repeats Mistakes of 2003 Deal

Posted by David Gerstman on November 25, 2013 4 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 11/25/2013 - History's Lesson of the Additonal Protocol

Israel and Iran agree – Nuke deal is Iranian victory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2013 17 Comments

The nuclear agreement with Iran is being touted by the Obama administration as a significant step in keeping Iran from moving towards nuclear weapons. In reality, the agreement is confirmation of Iran’s uranium enrichment program at a relatively high level, although some of the highest...

Nuke Deal Reached – Iran gets to keep its enrichment program

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2013 46 Comments

The details are just coming out, but it appears that Iran gets to keep its uranium enrichment program, albeit on a somewhat reduced level pending 6 months of monitoring. The U.S. agreed not to unilaterally impose new sanctions during this time period, something previously under...