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Dennis Ross: Iran Showed No Flexibility in Nuke Talks

(Times of Israel) Rebecca Shimoni Stoil - Iran was unwilling to show flexibility during recent nuclear negotiations, veteran U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross said Tuesday in a conference call with the Jewish Federations of North America. Ross said the U.S. had demonstrated flexibility during the talks, including a willingness to back down on demands over the Arak heavy water facility and the Fordo enrichment facility. "The fact that the Iranians did not take advantage of U.S. flexibility raises questions in my mind as to whether they are really capable of doing a deal," Ross said, arguing that Iranian negotiators' hands may be tied by the anti-American ideology of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. "If there is going to be a deal, the Iranians must have a perception that they don't have today - that they want a deal more than we do," adding that the negotiators need to "make clear to the Iranians that there is a high price to pay" if a deal is not struck.
2014-11-27 00:00:00
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