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Eugene

(61,894 posts) Thu Dec 5, 2013, 12:23 PM Dec 2013

U.S. assures Israel that core Iran sanctions still in place

Source: Reuters

U.S. assures Israel that core Iran sanctions still in place

BY DAVID BRUNNSTROM
JERUSALEM Thu Dec 5, 2013 8:05am EST

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that core sanctions against Iran would remain in place despite its interim nuclear deal with world powers.

The November 24 accord in Geneva was denounced as a "historic mistake" by Netanyahu, increasing strains in an alliance already marked by his past disputes with U.S. President Barack Obama over strategy on Iran and the Palestinians.

Visiting Israel as the talks with Tehran gathered pace, Kerry met an irate Netanyahu. But they worked to affirm their friendship on Thursday: Their offices issued pictures of them smiling in private conversation, and while briefing reporters afterwards Kerry referred to Netanyahu by his nickname "Bibi".

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Kerry said Washington would confer closely with its Israeli ally about crafting a permanent Iran agreement after the six-month confidence-building period laid out by the Geneva deal under which Iran will curb sensitive aspects of its nuclear program in exchange for limited relief from sanctions.

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U.S. assures Israel that core Iran sanctions still in place (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2013 OP

An irate Netanyahu....ha, that's rich. When will Israel be signing the NPT..hmm? Jefferson23 Dec 2013 #1

Maybe after India or Pakistan? oberliner Dec 2013 #2

People are not as passionate about India and Pakistan King_David Dec 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author delrem Dec 2013 #4

Which country has no inspections, at all? Jefferson23 Dec 2013 #5

I don't think any of them will sign anytime soon oberliner Dec 2013 #6

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

1. An irate Netanyahu....ha, that's rich. When will Israel be signing the NPT..hmm?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 03:07 PM

Dec 2013

K&R to expose Bibi's BULLSHIT.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. Maybe after India or Pakistan?

Reply to Jefferson23 (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 09:57 AM

Dec 2013

Or they can all do it at once perhaps.

King_David

(14,851 posts)

3. People are not as passionate about India and Pakistan

Reply to oberliner (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 10:25 AM

Dec 2013

As they are about Israel and Palestine..

Even those 2 countries are huge and have huge diaspora communities.

I think people are much more passionate and militant against Israel with its 6 Million Jewish citizens .

But the real reason for the passion is the Diaspora Jews, especially the 5 Million in the USA and the past Jewish inhabitants in Europe ... I think...

Why do you guys make everyone so passionate about Israel and not those other places?

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Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

5. Which country has no inspections, at all?

Reply to oberliner (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 11:07 AM

Dec 2013

Do you understand why Pakistan believes it is discriminated against regarding the
manner the US deals with India on nukes?

Why doesn't Israel officially acknowledge their nuclear arsenal? Why do you think the
United States government does not speak about this fact?

Yet here you are asking, maybe Israel will sign after India or Pakistan..interesting.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

6. I don't think any of them will sign anytime soon

Reply to Jefferson23 (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 06:00 PM

Dec 2013

I think it's kind of ridiculous though that certain countries get to keep on keeping on with their vast vast arsenal of nukes.

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