Thursday, September 17, 2009

Will Obama let Iran deadline pass?



What Happened to the U.S. Deadline on Iran? -Dore Gold

Iran's new proposal to the West did not provide any opening for serious negotiations on the nuclear issue. Back in July, most international observers understood that there was a hard September deadline that Iran had to meet to begin serious nuclear negotiations.

Unfortunately, at this stage, there is little evidence that the Obama administration is about to adopt effective action in a timely manner.

[T]he time for diplomatic experimentation is extremely limited.
The writer was Israel's ambassador to the UN in 1997-1999. He is the author of the newly-released book The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West (Regnery, 2009).
(Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
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