Further sanctions on Iran could be counterproductive, White House says

[Valin]

Reuters:

WASHINGTON Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:08pm EST

 

(Reuters) - The White House said on Monday Iran should be given more time to answer concerns about its nuclear program and that imposing fresh sanctions on the Iranians could be counterproductive.

 

White House spokesman Josh Earnest made the comments after Iran and six powers including the United States gave themselves seven more months to overcome a deadlock over the Iranian program.

 

"The president has also been clear that no deal is better than a bad deal. But we do believe that enough progress has been made to warrant giving the Iranian regime more time to answer the international community's concerns about their nuclear program and to put in place a protocol for continuing to assure the international community about their compliance with these agreements," Earnest told a briefing.

[Valin]

Iran Negotiations Extended

Walter Russell Mead

Nov 24, 2014

 

For the second time in six months, world leaders have pushed back the “final” deadline for a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran. As the New York Times reports:

 

(Snip)

 

As we’ve noted before, Iran set itself up for a win-win in these negotiations. Rather than making a risky deal, Iran has elected to maintain a status quo that stresses America’s alliances while maintaining its own, allows them to pocket sanctions relief, all while leaving open the possibility of a nuclear break-out.

 

Despite the relentless official optimism which endlessly hyped the chances of a final deal, the most likely scenario was always a failure to agree followed by a commitment to extend the talks. For Western leaders, this kicks the can down the road. No Western leader really wants to face the possibility that the talks will fail, leaving very ugly choices on the table. For Iran, the new status quo is much better than what existed before the negotiations began. The sanctions are less onerous, many avenues of progress toward the development of a nuclear weapon remain open, and the hope of a deal continues to contribute to the West’s failure to engage with Iran’s deeply destabilizing quest for power across the Middle East.

 

Given that the Obama Administration and its European partners are willing to grasp at almost any straw to avoid the outright failure of the negotiations, and given that the Iranians closest to the Supreme Leader remain inflexibly opposed to the concessions that would make a deal possible, another extension of the negotiations was by far the most likely outcome......(Snip)

[SrWoodchuck]

Will pResident Jarrett fulfill her life-long dream of having her birth-nation become a nuclear power?

 

Iran is the linchpin in the present administrations Mid-East foreign policy

 

Relations with Iraq [iSIS]

 

Egypt [Muslim Bro-Hood support sent them towards Russia]

 

Syria [Major Red Line embarrassment & no change in the deadly conflict]

 

Israel [sole Democracy abandoned & dissed]

[clearvision]

I'm sure Kerry will make good use of the 6month extension.

[Valin]

I'm sure Kerry will make good use of the 6month extension.

 

 

Well that makes me feel sooo much better.

 

How many years has this can been kicked down the road? 10-15?

[Valin]

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