With Talks Extended, Risks in Additional U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
Karim Sadjadpour | Wall Street Journal
Nuclear negotiations with Iran failed, as expected, to produce a comprehensive resolution. Talks are to be extended until June 2015. Congress now faces a critical decision: As lawmakers deliberate, two broad principles are important: One: A pause in Iran’s nuclear program–though imperfect–must not be measured against a utopian ideal (the total dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program) but realistic alternatives. Two: The intent of U.S. policy should be to deter Iran’s nuclear advancement, not provoke it.
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended, Again
George Perkovich | Carnegie Q&A
Iran and world powers agreed to extend negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program after a comprehensive deal proved elusive as the latest deadline approached. George Perkovich details where the talks stand and analyses what lies ahead.
Iran 'Has No Guarantee U.S. Will End Excessive Demands'
Fars News Agency
"If we give up our inalienable nuclear rights, there will be no guarantee that the Americans will also quit their excessive demands," Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Monday.
Wary U.S. Lawmakers Weigh Iran Nuclear-Talks Extension
Michael R. Crittenden | Wall Street Journal
The failure of Iran and Western powers to reach a nuclear agreement by Monday’s deadline reignited calls from Capitol Hill for additional sanctions against Tehran, though a number of top lawmakers cautioned against disrupting the sensitive negotiations.
Netanyahu Welcomes Failure to Reach Iran Nuclear Deal in Vienna
Jonathan Lis | Haaretz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday welcomed the failure of the nuclear negotiations with Iran to reach an agreement, saying that "it's extremely important" that the agreement Iran had pushed for had been avoided.
Iran Talks Show Why West Still Needs Russia
Ivan Nechepurenko | The Moscow Times
As Monday's negotiations on Iran's nuclear program failed to yield a deal and resulted in Iran, Russia, the U.S., China, Britain and Germany setting a new deadline of July 1, analysts hailed the talks as a rare remaining area of cooperation between Russia and the West.