Iran nuclear power center. (Photo from San Francisco Sentinel)Tehran Rejects Nuclear Accord, Officials Report -- David E. Sanger, Steven Erlanger and Robert F. Worth, New York Times
WASHINGTON — Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday that it would not accept a plan its negotiators agreed to last week to send its stockpile of uranium out of the country, according to diplomats in Europe and American officials briefed on Iran’s response.
The apparent rejection of the deal could unwind President Obama’s effort to buy time to resolve the nuclear standoff.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Return of Israel's Existential Dread -- Yossi Klein Halevi, Wall Street Journal
Obama Should Reject Iran's Offer -- Meir Javedanfar, RealClearWorld
Hopes of restarting Middle East peace process look like a mirage -- Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph
Coming to Terms with Resurgent Taliban -- C.R. Gharekhan, The Hindu
Afghanistan Needs More Troops -- David Ignatius, Real Clear World/Washington Post
What we can achieve in Afghanistan -- Robert Zoellick, Washington Post
Waiting for Obama to Get Down to War -- Greg Sheridan, Real Clear World/The Australian
Muddled Thinking on Afghanistan -- Washington Times editorial
Many What-ifs In Pakistan -- Gautam Adhikari, Times of India
Why Colombia's Leftist Guerrillas Are Defecting -- John Otis, Time
Shortages eroding Hugo Chávez's support -- Phil Gunson, Miami Herald
Humiliating Japan -- Gordon Chang, Forbes