Israel says it persuaded France to stiffen terms of interim Iran deal - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Barbara Slavin

Barbara Slavin

Mar 4, 2014

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and Israel's Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz (2nd L) arrive at a meeting with U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (R) on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3G042 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz (second from left) arrive at a meeting with US Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in Washington, March 3, 2014. — REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation Ali Akbar Salehi (L) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano, shakes hands under portraits of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and Iran's founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), following their meeting in Tehran on November 11, 2013. Amano arrived in the Iranian capital to discuss Iran's nuclear programme after top world diplomats fail to clinch a long-sought deal to curb Tehran's nuclear act

Iran slows nuclear advances in possible goodwill gesture

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An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014 as Iran halted production of 20 percent enriched uranium, marking the coming into force of an interim deal with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme. AFP PHOTO/IRNA/KAZEM GHANE (Photo credit should read KAZEM GHANE/AFP/Getty Images)

US experts converge on breakout formula for Iran talks

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano addresses a news conference after a board of governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna June 2, 2014. The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday Iran's engagement with the IAEA in recent months had helped it "gain a better understanding" of Tehran's disputed nuclear programme. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTR3RU6Y

IAEA report on past Iranian nuke research may hamstring deal

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A Russian worker walks past the Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran October 26, 2010. Iran has begun loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, one of the last steps to realising its stated goal of becoming a peaceful nuclear power, state-run Press TV reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Mehr News Agency/Majid Asgaripour (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTXTUI0

Princeton experts propose possible solution on Iran centrifuges

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