Reuters: A senior western diplomat cautioned on Thursday that any breakthrough in diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear program was not “close”, seeking to dampen expectations the next round of talks on November 7-8 could lead to a deal.
Nuclear deal with Iran not close: senior Western diplomat
Senators seek more Iran sanctions after nuke talks
AP: Demands in Congress grew Wednesday for a speedy escalation of sanctions against Iran as two days of nuclear talks ended in Geneva, setting up a potential foreign policy clash with the Obama administration while it seeks a diplomatic end to the standoff with Tehran.
Russia says ‘no reason to break into applause’ after Iran talks
AFP: Russia’s chief negotiator on Iranian issues warned Wednesday there was “no reason to break into applause” after the latest round of talks on Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme concluded in Geneva.
Iran to hang condemned man for secound time – once he recovers from first botched ‘execution’
Daily Mirror: Alireza M, 37, was certified dead after being hanged for 12 minutes and taken to the prison morgue. But when his family went to collect his body for burial a day later, they discovered he was still breathing.
Iran turns on the charm for international audience as its bloody clampdown continues at home
Fox News: While the new Iranian regime is busy trying to convince the outside world it is moderate, Tehran has clamped down even harder on human rights and stepped up public executions in recent weeks.
Iran, world powers pledge new nuclear talks
AFP: World powers and Iran agreed Wednesday to hold fresh talks next month on its nuclear programme, after Tehran made what it dubbed a breakthrough proposal that could allow spot checks on its nuclear sites.
America’s plan to reward Iran, without lifting sanctions
Bloomberg: One of the several dilemmas facing Obama Administration officials in their chess match with Iran is this: At what point do they meet serious Iranian nuclear concessions (assuming, as I don’t, that these concessions are in the offing) with actual sanctions relief?
World powers, Iran brace for second day of nuclear talks
AFP: World powers and Iran braced Wednesday for a second day of talks aimed at ending their decade-long standoff over Tehran’s nuclear programme, after the Islamic republic put a new proposal on the table.
Iran’s anti-nuke fatwa is a hoax
The Hill: For the last several years, Iranian diplomats have been dangling a “fatwa,” or religious decree, in the face of western governments, as if to hypnotize them further into the abyss of negotiations.
Brent crude declines for a third day before Iran nuclear talks
Bloomberg: Brent crude slid for a third day as investors weighed the likelihood that international talks with Iran on the country’s nuclear program may help ease sanctions that have curbed oil exports from the Persian Gulf producer.
