Reuters: The United States and long-time arch-foe Iran agree on at least one thing ahead of Tuesday’s negotiations on a long-term nuclear deal – reaching an agreement will be very difficult, if not impossible.
Iran and U.S. agree final nuclear deal may be unreachable
Iran seen honoring nuclear deal but stockpile may grow: diplomats
Reuters: A monthly update by the United Nations atomic watchdog is expected to show later this week that Iran is complying with last year’s landmark nuclear agreement with six world powers, diplomats said on Monday.
Iran nuclear talks to focus on centrifuges, reactor
AFP: An Iranian negotiator said nuclear talks with world powers this week would focus on advanced centrifuges and the unfinished Arak heavy water reactor, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.
Kerry warns Russia to stop Syria aid that’s hurting peace talks
Bloomberg: Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia to stop supplying weapons to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying the support was hampering peace talks aimed at ending three years of fighting.
Iran, world powers aim for final nuclear deal
AFP: Iran and world powers embark Tuesday on the Herculean task of transforming their interim nuclear deal into a long-term accord satisfying all sides and silencing talk of war for good.
Iraqi Shiite cleric Sadr quits politics
AFP: Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of a major political movement and a key figure in post-Saddam Iraq, has announced his exit from politics two months before elections.
Saudi Arabia may go nuclear because of Obama’s Iran deal
Daily Beast: President Obama wants an agreement with Iran to prevent a Middle Eastern nuclear arms race, but it’s pushing Saudi Arabia toward its own nuke program.
British lawmakers strongly condemn secret burial
Scoop: The government of Iraq has secretly buried the bodies of 52 Camp Ashraf residents, slain during the 1 September 2013 massacre at the camp in Iraq. A total of 52 men and women were executed on 1 September by an Iraqi SWAT team.
Iran’s future: Why it’s a mistake to trust the new regime
Azcentral: I am all the more worried for the future of Iran because the friendly, overly trusting tone of the West has taken crucial pressure off of the clerical regime and may prolong its brutal rule within Iran and its sponsorship of terrorism abroad.
Tanker insurers warn on Iran shipments
Wall Street Journal: The world’s largest pool of tanker insurers is advising members they shouldn’t insure Iranian oil shipments, citing the short-time frame of sanction loosening agreed to between Iran and Western powers.
