U.S. Lawmakers Plan More Sanctions Against Iran

Edited by Juan Leandro
2013-11-11 13:23:13

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Washington, November 11 (RHC)-- U.S. lawmakers are planning additional sanctions against Iran in a move that is directed at derailing negotiations over a diplomatic solution over Iran's nuclear program.

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will move ahead with imposing fresh sanctions despite the fact that Tehran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany are just fresh out of a new round of talks in Geneva over the program.

The so-called P5+1 countries and Iran narrowed their differences with Tehran over the weekend. However, they failed to reach an agreement after France blocked a deal with its Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius saying Israel's concerns should be taken into consideration.

The British newspaper The Guardian reported that "diplomats at the talks were furious with the role of the French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, whom they accused of breaking ranks by revealing details of the negotiations as soon as he arrived in Geneva on Saturday morning, and then breaking protocol again by declaring the results to the press before Ashton and Zarif had arrived at the final press conference."

The Guardian added that "some Western officials accused France of sabotaging the hopes of a deal to find favor with Israel and the (Persian) Gulf Arab states."

Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful in nature. The two sides have held two rounds of talks and will meet again in Geneva on November 20th.



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