The Guardian: The diplomatic progress that brought six foreign ministers tantalisingly close to a historic agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme is in danger of unravelling before negotiators meet again this month, officials and analysts warned on Sunday.
Iran nuclear deal in danger of unravelling
Iran opposition group warns against rushing into nuclear deal
AFP: Any deal between world powers and Iran that does not demand a complete halt to uranium enrichment will give Tehran the opportunity to acquire nuclear weapons, an exiled opposition group cautioned Sunday.
Failure to reach Iran deal gives opponents time to lobby
Bloomberg: Iran and world powers failed to reach a deal limiting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, creating an opening for opponents from Israel and Saudi Arabia to the U.S. Congress to lobby against the first-step plan before negotiations resume in 10 days.
Iran’s Rouhani says nuclear rights are ‘red lines’: media
Reuters: President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran would not give up what it sees as its right to enrich uranium in nuclear negotiations and said the Islamic Republic would not bow to “threats” from anyone, Iranian media reported.
Iran, world powers fail to clinch nuclear deal
AFP: Iran and world powers failed to clinch a long-sought deal Sunday on Tehran’s nuclear programme despite marathon talks in Geneva but kept hopes alive by agreeing to meet here again on November 20.
Iran starts producing new missile system
AFP: Iran’s Defence Minister Hossein Dehqan on Saturday inaugurated the production line of an anti-missile system dubbed the Sayyad-2 (Hunter 2), media reported.
World powers set for new round of Iran nuke talks
AP: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and E.U. foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton are meeting as they prepare for another day of nuclear negotiations with Iran.
Family seeks Iran prisoner release as talk hopes rise
AFP: The family of a US citizen jailed in Iran made a fresh appeal Friday for his release as hopes rose for a potentially historic deal on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Obama calls Netanyahu amid Israel fury at proposed Iran deal
AFP: President Barack Obama Friday called Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister slammed a proposed interim nuclear deal with Iran, in an extraordinary public breach with the United States.
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief to visit Iran next week
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief will hold talks with senior Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday with the aim of “strengthening dialogue and cooperation”, the agency said.
