"Sanctions relief for nuclear concessions: 6 world powers negotiate with Iran" is an article published today by the Washington Post, written by the Associated Press
"Iran’s plan to cap some of the country’s atomic activities in exchange for selective relief from crippling economic sanctions has been accepted by six world powers, the country’s chief nuclear negotiator said Thursday," the article reads.
"“Today, they clearly said that they accept the proposed framework by Iran,” Araghchi said. Though he described the negotiations as “very difficult,” he said he expected agreement on details by Friday, the last scheduled round of the current talks. International negotiators, representing the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, declined to comment on Araghchi’s statement."
"After nearly a decade of deadlock, Iran seems more amenable to making concessions to the six countries. Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, has indicated he could cut back on the nuclear program in exchange for an easing of sanctions," the article reads.
"U.S.-Iran Thaw Grew From Years Of Behind-the-Scenes Talks" is an article which features today in the Wall Street Journal.
The article claims that successful negotiations are the result of U.S. policty and outreach of Barack Obama to Iranian leaders. "Top National Security Council officials began planting the seeds for such an exchange months earlier—holding a series of secret meetings and telephone calls and convening an assortment of Arab monarchs, Iranian exiles and former U.S. diplomats to clandestinely ferry messages between Washington and Tehran, according to current and former U.S., Middle Eastern and European officials briefed on the effort. Mr. Obama had empowered the administration's top Iran specialist, Puneet Talwar, for some time to have direct meetings and phone conversations with Iranian Foreign Ministry officials, those people say. Some of the contacts took place in Oman's ancient capital, Muscat, U.S. and Middle Eastern officials say, which sits less than 200 miles across the Gulf's azure waters from the Iranian coastline," the article reads.
