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undercuts its own power in Iran nuclear talks Ray Takeyh Article 2. Los Angeles Times The coming crash of American diplomacy in the Middle East John Bolton Article 3. Al Jazeera Iran's long and winding road to lifting the sanctions Akbar Ganji Article 4. The Washington Post Obama's failure to act

ve perspective. Confronted with the prospect of enforcing these red lines through massive violence, Khamenei grudgingly opted for the presidency of Rouhani. Khamenei may not be a pragmatist, but he can be prudent — and faced with real threats to his power, he will retreat from well-delineated positions

has imposed on the country an inspection regime that is beyond Iran's Safeguards Agreement. However, given the current atmosphere of mistrust, the Rouhani administration had no choice but to halt some of the peaceful nuclear projects. Despite these concessions, the Accord has ultimately recognised Ira

o discussion of Giuliani or investigations and called the conversations uneventful. Other officials who were there have subsequently testified that John Bolton, then the national security adviser, abruptly ended a meeting in his office when Sondland broached the issue of investigations. On Tuesday, Volker

freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf — an aim that Tehran could theoretically support as well." -- Iran hinted at compromise after President Hassan Rouhani suggested that his country might release a British tanker in exchange for the return of an Iranian ship. From the Times: "Mr. Rouhani's explicit e

ident Hassan Rouhani suggested that his country might release a British tanker in exchange for the return of an Iranian ship. From the Times: "Mr. Rouhani's explicit extension of the offer on Wednesday may have been a gesture toward reducing the escalating tensions between Iran and the West. Speaking

ad, said a week ago that agreement 'in principle' had been reached after 10 months of talks with the militants, and Trump national security adviser John Bolton, who opposed the talks. ... EFTA00045908 "Trump was the main person pushing for the Camp David meeting, according to a senior administration offi

... Comparing the initiative to Trump's personal meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and his stated desire to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, this official said Trump thinks his personal style can persuade anyone, and that he has seen the possibility of a substantial Afghan withdrawal as

ad, said a week ago that agreement 'in principle' had been reached after 10 months of talks with the militants, and Trump national security adviser John Bolton, who opposed the talks. ... "Trump was the main person pushing for the Camp David meeting, according to a senior administration official ... Comp

.. Comparing the initiative to Trump's personal meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and his stated desire to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, this official said Trump thinks his personal style can persuade anyone, and that he has seen the possibility of a substantial Afghan withdrawal as

ime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack, whether by proxy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or regular Iranian forces.” — NSA John Bolton announcing the deployment of a carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf, May 5, 2019 “Our aim is not war. Our aim is a change in the behavior of the

ran agreed to refine uranium to no more than 3.7% enrichment and eliminated its stocks of weapons-grade 20%-enriched uranium. = On May 8", President Rouhani announced a series of steps to resume the production of nuclear centrifuges and the accumulation of nuclear material within 60 days. 9 HOUSE_OVERSIG