The Hill: Since the P5+1 Joint Plan of Action on Iran’s Nuclear Program was signed in Geneva in November, the White House has encountered two difficult truths about the Iranian regime.
Face the facts on Iran agreement
Contractor denies charges in Iran documents case
AP: A former defense contractor charged with trying to ship to Iran stolen proprietary information about the Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program and military jet engines pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.
Germany arrests man suspected of busting Iran sanctions
Reuters: German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had arrested a German-Iranian man suspected of exporting to the Islamic Republic goods that could be used in a weapons program.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warn over ongoing nuclear talks
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 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.
