Iran's Nuclear Negotiations Go Down to the Wire
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Negotiators in Switzerland are aiming for a political deal on Iran's nuclear program — enough agreement to allow time for technical details to be worked out by the end of June. We get a progress report.
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| 0:32.6 | What's next for Iran's nuclear program? |
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| 0:43.0 | The data look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:45.7 | Talks in Switzerland between Iran, the U.S., and five other countries have gone down to the wire. |
| 0:51.4 | Familiar sticking points include centrifuges, nuclear stockpiles, surprise inspections, |
| 0:56.9 | and the schedule for lifting economic sanctions. The elephants in the room are still Iran's |
| 1:01.7 | supreme leader and the American Congress dominated by Republicans under pressure from Israel. |
| 1:08.0 | If tonight's interim deadline can't be met, how certain is the final deadline |
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| 1:48.4 | Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To The Point. Negotiators in Switzerland are aiming for a political deal on Iran's nuclear program, |
| 1:54.8 | enough agreement to allow time for technical details to be worked out by the end of June. We'll get a progress report. |
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