The Cameron-Rouhani meeting: what comes next?
The historic meeting adds to the general mood of Western détente with Iran
The historic meeting adds to the general mood of Western détente with Iran
Switching support from Maliki to Abadi does not represent a real policy change for Iran
The toughest hurdles in this marathon diplomacy track have only just been encountered
Europe should keep a firewall between nuclear talks with Iran and the standoff over Ukraine with Russia
The next few months will present some of the biggest, and at times unexpected, challenges for those advocating a political solution addressing Iran’s nuclear programme.
The E3+3 and Iran met for a third time in Geneva to sign an interim agreement on the future of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. While not perfect, the deal is a springboard for future negotiations and sets a solid foundation for talks between the E3+3 and Iran to continue.
Fingers are pointing to the French for stalling a joint statement between the E3+3 and Iran over its nuclear programme. But there's still room to remain positive about the pace at which diplomacy can come to fruition in these talks.
There has been consensus amongst the negotiators that the discussions had been positively led by Iran in a very different manner than previous talks. The key message from these rounds of talks is that the Iranian team provided details for their proposal rather than a vague or impractical framework.