given time an improved "interim agreement" would be better (unless the P5+1 yield to a bad agreement.)
¢ The Iranians are very sophisticated. In their opinion (I emphasize: in their opinion), the American government has changed its goal without admitting it, from "Iran will not have military nuclear capability. Period." to "Iran will not have military nuclear capability on our watch "
¢ This is of course a completely different thing. And this perception only reinforces Iran's obduracy and the delaying tactics that they've adopted.
e Israel has a supreme interest in "keeping all the options on the table". However, today, mostly against the backdrop of the drawn-out talks — Israel has an interest in maximizing its understanding with the United States and trying to convince it of the need for determination and perseverance; for
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