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(Image source: The Wall Street Journal)
BY CLIFF JUDY
Secretary of State John Kerry comes face-to-face with Iran's foreign minister Thursday.
U.S. officials hope the talks could pave the way for improved relations and ramping down
Iran's nuclear program. New President Hassan Rouhani showed a willingness to work with
other countries unlike his predecessor, but he's made no promises. (Via Guardian)
Experts are skeptical of Iran slowing down its enrichment of uranium.
"President Rouhani is not going to appease the Americans. He's not going to sacrifice
Iranian rights for the Americans." (Via CNN)
Iranian FM Javad Zarif won't just meet with Kerry, but foreign ministers from all five
of the permanent members of the U.N.'s security council, plus Germany. (Via The Washington
Post)
Over the summer, Russia's foreign minister indicated Iran might be willing to halt uranium
enrichment at 20% if western powers agreed to ease economic sanctions. That level would
seemingly fall short of what Iran would need to build a nuclear weapon. (Via Jerusalem
Post)
The talks come on the heels of President Rouhani's acknowledgement Wednesday of Nazi war crimes
and the Holocaust during World War II, something his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was never
willing to do.