U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Talks

[Locutus]

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran have agreed in principle for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran.

Iranian officials have insisted that the talks wait until after the presidential election, a senior administration official said, telling their American counterparts that they want to know with whom they would be negotiating.


News of the agreement — a result of intense, secret exchanges between American and Iranian officials that date almost to the beginning of President Obama’s term — comes at a critical moment in the presidential contest, just two weeks before Election Day and the weekend before the final debate, which is to focus on national security and foreign policy.

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[Praxius]

At first i had to check to make sure this thread wasn't in the jokes section....

Nice timing... They'll have the talks after the election so they know who they will be negotiating with.

Which has been in the works since Obama took office?

AKA:

If Obama is elected, they'll talk, strike a mutual deal, hug each other and life goes on. If Romney is elected, there will be no talks cuz he's a dolt who can't even talk to / about his own allies without p*ssing them off, and the threat of war ensues....

Nice hand for Obama to play in the final debate and for voters to lean more towards him, since most Americans have no interest in another war.