As they were destined to, it couldn’t have worked out any other way.
When the end goal is a nuclear arms cache, how in the world could you expect that the Iranians would settle for anything less? They’ve learned all to well from the West’s dealings with the N.Koreans, hold and hang on, and they’ll cave each and every time.
Iran Talks Fail
No deal by deadline as sides agree to reconvene in December
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VIENNA—Iran and Western nations failed to reach a final nuclear deal by Monday’s deadline and have now agreed to extend talks into December and potentially further, according to Western officials and the Iranian state media.
Negotiations over the past few days have been tense, with both sides acknowledging a lack of progress in what was supposed to be the final round of negotiations this week over Iran’s contested nuclear program.
The parties now claim that last-minute progress in the talks warrant an extension into December—and likely thorough July 2015—though the sides have yet to decide upon a location for continued negotiations, according to a Western source cited by the Associated Press.
The impasse between the parties, which has been described by Secretary of State John Kerry as “serious,” appears to center on the eventual size of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. Tehran is angling to retain large portions of its program, while the West seeks to limit the number of nuclear centrifuges Iran can operate.
The talks are likely to be extended for the next nine months as the sides hash out differences over a final framework, according to a source familiar with the talks.
Under the extension, it is believed Iran will receive $700 million a month over the term of the talks.
Iranian diplomats speaking to the country’s state-controlled media also confirmed that an extension is likely to be announced, though it could be as short as a “few days,” according to the Fars News Agency.
“Some progress has been made. But we need to discuss some issues with our capitals. We will meet again before the new year. This is an ongoing process,” an Iranian diplomat involved in the talks told Fars.
