No nuclear deal between "6 world powers" and Iran
Talks on curbing Iran's nuclear program ended with no deal early Sunday after France objected that proposed measures didn't go far enough. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said "significant progress" had been made on the remaining differences. ● Six world powers and Iran agreed to resume talks Nov. 20. Both sides badly wanted agreement. The U.S. and its five partners were looking for initial caps on Iran's ability to make an atomic bomb, while Tehran sought some easing of sanctions stifling its economy. But France would not soften its concerns over Iran's plutonium project and the level of its uranium enrichment program. Kerry, speaking to reporters after the talks broke up, acknowledged there were "certain issues that we needed to work through." "We're grateful to the French for the work we did together," Kerry said.
The Guardian: Geneva talks end without deal on Iran's nuclear programme
Stephen Lendman: At issue isn't Iran's legitimate nuclear program. It's the Islamic Republic's sovereign independence. ■ It's decades of US/Israeli hostility. It's unrelenting. Whatever emerges from Geneva, it won't materially change. America and Israel threaten world peace. They remain the main obstacles to peaceful conflict resolution. They deplore it. They perpetuate violence and instability. They want pro-Western puppet governance everywhere. Claiming an Iranian nuclear threat is red herring cover for longstanding regime change plans. If Iran had no nuclear program, another pretext would be found.