{"id":32488,"date":"2012-10-21T09:03:23","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T13:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=32488"},"modified":"2012-10-21T09:03:23","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T13:03:23","slug":"iran-tries-to-save-the-obama-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=32488","title":{"rendered":"Iran tries to save the Obama Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Times<\/a> reports this morning that Iran is making a last ditch attempt to save the Obama candidacy in the next election by agreeing to nuclear negotiations, but not until after the election;<\/p>\n

It has the potential to help Mr. Obama make the case that he is nearing a diplomatic breakthrough in the decade-long effort by the world\u2019s major powers to curb Tehran\u2019s nuclear ambitions, but it could pose a risk if Iran is seen as using the prospect of the direct talks to buy time.<\/p>\n

It is also far from clear that Mr. Obama\u2019s opponent, Mitt Romney, would go through with the negotiation should he win election. Mr. Romney has repeatedly criticized the president as showing weakness on Iran and failing to stand firmly with Israel against the Iranian nuclear threat.<\/p>\n

The White House denied that a final agreement had been reached. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m pretty sure that Obama promised four years ago that he’d make an effort to negotiate with Iran, but those negotiations never materialized.<\/p>\n

So this is just another thing that the Obama Administration has had four years to accomplish but a promise of four more years is supposed to make a difference. Anyone who thinks that Iran has any intention of giving up their nuclear program hasn’t been paying attention the last eight years or so. Of course, we all know that Iran would rather have another four years of a Low-T<\/a> administration in the White House. <\/p>\n

There is still a chance the initiative could fall through, even if Mr. Obama is re-elected. Iran has a history of using the promise of diplomacy to ease international pressure on it. In this case, American officials said they were uncertain whether Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had signed off on the effort. The American understandings have been reached with senior Iranian officials who report to him, an administration official said.<\/p>\n

Even if the two sides sit down, American officials worry that Iran could prolong the negotiations to try to forestall military action and enable it to complete critical elements of its nuclear program, particularly at underground sites. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, most of us have no problems with short-term memory, New York Times. Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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