Read in
The losing party at the Iran framework agreement is perhaps the Palestinians. At least this is how they see it.
A senior Palestinian Authority official told Al-Monitor about the feelings prevailing in Ramallah regarding the Lausanne understandings. He said, "The Iranians outsmarted the Americans in the negotiations — they are manipulative and conniving. [US President Barack] Obama was determined to make a deal preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, as part of his legacy. A Palestinian state in the eyes of the Americans is less glorious than preventing nuclear armament of a Muslim country."
