Iran Deal Could Include Lifting of Arms Embargo
Reporting from Vienna, Austria, journalist Gareth Porter says we could see a final agreement on Thursday - July 7, 2015
Bio
Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign and military policy analyst. He writes regularly for Inter Press Service on US policy towards Iraq and Iran. Author of four books, the latest of which is Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam.
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Iran Deal Could Include Lifting of Arms EmbargoJAISAL NOOR, PRODUCER, TRNN: Welcome to the Real News Network. I'm Jaisal Noor in Baltimore.
With no deal reached so far, negotiations over Iran's nuclear program have yet again been extended. Speaking in Vienna, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the talks will go on.
FEDERICA MOGHERINI: We are continuing to negotiate for the next couple of days.
NOOR: The remaining points of contention between Iran and the P5+1, that's China, France, Russia, the UK, the U.S., and Germany, include the lifting of sanctions on Iran with the ban on import and export of conventional weapons set to be a key stumbling block. A deal must be presented to Congress by Thursday for an expedited 30-day review. Otherwise the process could take up to 60 days.
Well, we now go to Vienna for the latest from Gareth Porter. Gareth is an investigative historian and journalist specializing in U.S. national security policy. His most recent book is Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare.
Thanks so much for joining us, Gareth.
GARETH PORTER, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST: Thanks very much, Jaisal.
NOOR: So Gareth, tell us what you're hearing on the ground. Is the lack of an agreement, and this yet another extension, a sign that a potential agreement is in jeopardy?
PORTER: Not in this case, Jaisal. The situation is one of simply a very heavy load of brackets that have to be cleared away that require a lot of time. And this is not to say that there are no issues that are still under discussion or negotiation. There are clearly some issues where brackets still exist that are tough, tough issues that require a bit more time.
But all of the indications at this point that I have heard are that these issues can be cleared up, can be resolved in the final two days, that the momentum now is clearly in the direction of resolution of the issues. Both sides now understand--not just that they understand, but they are determined that they're not going to go home without the final result being achieved.
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