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Kerry rules out extension of Iran nuclear talks
2015-02-09
[WASHINGTONPOST] Secretary of State John F. Kerry said in an interview broadcast Sunday that it would be "impossible" to extend nuclear negotiations with Iran if an agreement on fundamental principles is not reached in the coming weeks.

Using more categorical language than he has employed previously, Kerry definitively precluded a third extension to talks with Iran about reducing its ability to make a nuclear bomb or easing sanctions.

In November, when no deal could be struck by a self-imposed deadline, a temporary agreement, which had been in place for a year and had been extended once before, was pushed to late June. Kerry said at the time that the major points of agreement would have to be reached by late March. In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," taped Saturday in Munich where he was attending an international security conference, Kerry appeared to close the door on another extension.
Posted by:Fred

#5  What? No more extenders? Very firm, very presidential

More like realizing that Congress would rebel at another extension.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-02-09 11:41  

#4  So far all this blather has just allowed the Iranians to further develop their nuke weapon capability. Very Hitlerian.
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-02-09 10:03  

#3   fundamental principles

I do not think that word means what you think it means.
Posted by: AlanC   2015-02-09 08:10  

#2  ... What he didn't say was that they'll end these talks on time, but after a decent interval, they'll start right back up. No way The One is going to miss an opportunity for his legacy, even if it means selling the Israelis and the rest of the ME down the river.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2015-02-09 07:56  

#1  What? No more extenders? Very firm, very presidential.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-02-09 04:06  

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