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'Inshallah,' Kerry says on possible nuclear deal with Iran
2015-04-01
[Hurriyet Daily News] A nuclear deal with Iran is possible 'If Allah wills," U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
has reportedly said.

The chief U.S. negotiator at the Iran nuclear talks used the term "Inshallah," an Arabic term which translates as "If Allah wills," when asked by an Iranian student about the future of the talks when he was shopping for chocolates, IRN news agency reported on March 31, citing Al-Monitor news hound Laura Rozen.

With a deadline hours away, Iran and six world powers ramped up the pace on March 31 in negotiations over a preliminary deal on Tehran's nuclear program, while officials cautioned that any agreement would likely be fragile and incomplete, Rooters reported.

For nearly a week, the United States, Britannia, La Belle France, Germany, Russia and China have been trying to break an impasse in the talks, which are aimed at stopping Iran from gaining the capacity to develop a nuclear bomb in exchange for easing international sanctions that are crippling its economy.

But disagreements on enrichment research and the pace of lifting sanctions threatened to scupper a deal that could end a 12-year standoff between Iran and the West over Tehran's nuclear ambitions and reduce the risk of another Middle East war.

"The two sticking points are the duration and the lifting of sanctions," an Iranian official said. "The two sides are arguing about the content of the text. Generally, progress has been made."
Posted by:Fred

#13  I thought he had already ordered his insalata couple days ago, did find a reference to a 3/27 insalata de merde, so this is a second time. Be funny if the mushrooms made him say it as part of continuing handouts.

Hard Red is a krylon color used to paint sand.

Arguing over the text huh. Mind if we see what the argument is about?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-04-01 16:47  

#12  they have quit negotiating for the day (its 10 pm in Switzerland) so Allah's will will have to wait until Apr 2
Posted by: lord garth   2015-04-01 16:02  

#11  "Inshallah" this asshole falls off his boat this summer.
Posted by: tu3031   2015-04-01 14:01  

#10  But.... But... I thought that Obama was the Moslem fluent in arabic. Has Kerry Secretly converted to Islam ?
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2015-04-01 13:34  

#9  Transparent R Us.
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-04-01 10:31  

#8  ..yeah, they exempted themselves from FOIA requests.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-04-01 09:49  

#7  #6 Will there at least be a written document?
Posted by Steve White



yes but it's covered by Executive Privilege, so you won't get to see it.
Posted by: Frank G   2015-04-01 09:07  

#6  Will there at least be a written document?
Posted by: Steve White   2015-04-01 08:49  

#5  “The two sticking points are the duration and the lifting of sanctions,” an Iranian official said. “The two sides are arguing about the content of the text.

Content of text? Still negotiating about the size and shape of the conference table?

Is JFnK going to have his Neville Chamberlain moment when he comes back to the U.S.? Peace in our time kind of thingee?
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-04-01 07:09  

#4  Temp red line ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-04-01 06:15  

#3  Allah apparently willed that the March 31 deadline be missed.

and apparently, per various State Dept hacks, the deal could be verbal rather than written -- this makes it hard to stage a photo op Chamberlain style
Posted by: lord garth   2015-04-01 05:42  

#2  Very revealing: US elites just can't avoid giving offense---especially when they try.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-04-01 00:57  

#1  Very revealing......!.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2015-04-01 00:13  

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