AFP: Iran and six powers held nuclear talks for a second day Wednesday as the commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guards warned against damaging “national pride” but predicted a “victorious” outcome.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warn over ongoing nuclear talks
Iran agrees to ‘framework’ for final nuclear talks
AFP: A senior Iranian negotiator said Thursday that Tehran has agreed on a “framework” for talks with world powers aimed at reaching a comprehensive nuclear accord, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Sadr slams Iraq govt, ‘tyrant’ PM
AFP: Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday slammed Iraq’s government as corrupt and its leader as a “tyrant” while calling on citizens to vote, days after announcing his exit from politics.
Iran’s nuclear research looms as hurdle in talks with powers
Reuters: Iran says it will not cede its “right” to install advanced machinery to refine uranium, signaling defiance on what looks likely to be a serious sticking point in its nuclear talks with world powers that began on Tuesday.
Pakistan warns Iran not to send in troops after guards kidnapped
Reuters: Pakistan warned Iran on Tuesday not to send troops across the two countries’ shared border to retrieve five kidnapped Iranian border guards, an incident that threatens to exacerbate regional and sectarian tensions.
Iran at talks: No scrapping any nuclear facility
AP: Iran drew a red line on Tuesday on how far it would go at landmark nuclear talks, saying as the meeting opened that it would not buckle to pressure from the U.S. and five other world powers to scrap any of its nuclear facilities.
Iran talks open to rough start
The Hill: Nuclear talks with Iran got off to a rough start Tuesday when the country’s top negotiator ruled out scrapping any of the country’s nuclear facilities, a key requirement for the U.S. and other parties to the talks.
U.s. Slams Europe’s rush to be first in line for Iran business
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. has made no secret of its determination to strictly enforce the remaining energy and banking sanctions on Iran, actively discouraging European companies from rushing to do business with Tehran following November’s nuclear deal.
Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks will ‘lead nowhere’
AFP: Iran’s top decision-maker Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday that nuclear talks with world powers would “lead nowhere” but that he was not opposed to them.
Iran’s mixed messages ahead of P5+1 talks
Daily Beast: On the eve of resuming nuclear talks with the West, Iran’s actions are confusing analysts, who say the world is either witnessing a thaw in Tehran…or business as usual.
