Iran’s Nuclear Program: Once Again, It’s Down to the Wire
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2014
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
President Obama wants to reduce the threat of Iran building an atomic bomb. Iran’s President Rouhani wants to free his economy from economic sanctions. Is that enough for a permanent deal after a yearlong temporary agreement that ends next Monday? Negotiations are resuming tomorrow.
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| 0:29.9 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:38.2 | Iran's nuclear program, once again, it's down to the wire. |
| 0:45.4 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:49.4 | A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:52.0 | There's only a week remaining for talks to continue a one-year |
| 0:54.7 | limit on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relaxing, crippling economic sanctions. |
| 1:00.3 | Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Western Europe all have major stakes in the outcome |
| 1:05.2 | which could reshape the political contours of the Middle East. President Obama and Iran's |
| 1:10.4 | President Rouhani both want an agreement, but Republicans could |
| 1:13.4 | pass new sanctions or the Supreme Leader could kill any deal. |
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