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Can the U.S. salvage a deal with Iran?

Hello again. I'm Arwenalny, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

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Diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program is not dead yet, but when talks resume next week,

foreign ministers will be replaced by lesser officials. Secretary of State John Kerry

in Iran's Mohammed Zarif have blamed each other for the failure of an anticipated agreement

over the weekend, but France, and especially

Israel, helped scuttle a deal, with hawks in both parties in Congress happy to see a delay.

We'll hear what's at stake for the many parties involved with the prospect of military action

if diplomacy fails.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll only back with To the Point.

A promising deal for Iran to curtail its nuclear development failed to materialize over the weekend

at a meeting with six foreign ministers in Geneva.

New talks are scheduled, but the blame game continues, and diplomatic failure could be a prelude to war.

We'll hear more about that.

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