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We begin and go to Israel where Wendy Sherman, the chief U.S. negotiator in the P5+1 talks with Iran that just ended without an agreement, is briefing Israel’s National Security Advisor Yossi Cohen. The former spokesman for Shimon Peres, Gideon Levy, a columnist and member of the editorial board of Ha’aretz, joins us to discuss Prime Minister Netanyahu’s anger at the talks, Secretary of State Kerry’s frustration with Israeli/Palestinian negotiations and the chance of unilateral military action against Iran from Israel.
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Then we discuss the possible reasons why Iran backed away from a deal with the P5+1 that appeared to be close. Vali Nasr, the dean of the John’s Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies joins us to discuss France’s role in demanding more transparency from Iran and whether in ten days time, when talks resume there will a resolution to Iran’s nuclear enrichment ambitions that will satisfy the international community enough to lift sanctions that have severely impacted Iran’s economy. |
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Then finally we discuss the tragic timing of the super-storm that hit the |
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