Failure of Nuclear Talks Increases Chances of Israeli Airstrike

Despite significant concessions made to Iran by the United States, France, and the UK during multilateral talks this week on Iran’s nuclear program, Tehran refused any deal unless all sanctions against it are first dropped, a demand the West rejected. While the participants agreed to meet again in Moscow next month, Iran’s intransigence and word that it continues to expand its uranium enrichment program has left tensions at a high level and raise the chances of an Israeli airstrike against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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