"Kerry: Iran deal unfinished because Iranians need to consult with leaders in Tehran" is an article published today by the Washington Post.
"U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said here Monday that international talks over Iran’s disputed nuclear programs last weekend in Geneva ended with no deal in place because the Iranians were unable to accept the proposed terms without seeking additional approval in Tehran," the article reads.
"Kerry, speaking at a news conference during a stop in this United Arab Emirates capital , denied reports that his negotiating partners from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the European Union opposed some of the specifics of the draft agreement."
The Washington Post reports that Kerry said that "an Iranian agreement to temporarily freeze elements of its nuclear programs in exchange for a partial easing of Western sanctions would be a viable step toward negotiating a permanent end to any nuclear weapons ambitions that Iran may have."
"“We are not blind, and I don’t think we’re stupid,” he added. “I think we have a pretty strong sense of how to measure whether or not we are acting in the interests of our country and of the globe”," the Washington Post quotes Kerry as saying.
"Netanyahu said on Sunday that he has begun calling world leaders to convince them that the proposed agreement was “dangerous not just for us, it is also dangerous for them.” In a letter sent Saturday night to major Jewish organizations around the world, including in the United States, Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett urged them to pressure their governments not to sign the deal. U.S. officials believe there is no chance that Iran, absent a phased negotiated deal, will ever give in to sanctions pressure."
