Iran nuclear talks: patience is a virtue

When negotiators from Iran and the EU3+3 (France, UK, Germany plus the US, Russia and China) reached an interim agreement in November 2013 restricting Iran's nuclear programme, they set themselves a one-year deadline for sealing a comprehensive, long-term agreement. That deadline expires on November 24th. Now Western governments have to decide whether negotiators should stick with the deadline or extend the talks. They should choose the latter; the current geopolitical context does not favour the West and, in time, low oil prices could force Iran to compromise.

ESO: Background information: EU announces fresh nuclear negotiations with Iran http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-announces-fresh-nuclear-negotiations-with-iran/

EUObserver [Opinion], 20.11.14: For Europe, Iran is more than the nuclear problem http://euobserver.com/opinion/126606

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