LYour tone has changed dramatically. Although the American diplomats were alarmed in December by the intransigence of the team of Iranian negotiators, making in their view any diplomatic compromise with Iran on its nuclear program impossible, the representatives of the United States are now foreseeing the possibility of an agreement with Tehran, as negotiations enter a critical phase on Tuesday.
“We have made progress in narrowing the list of differences down to just key priorities on all sides,” a senior State Department official said on condition of anonymity last week. “And that is why the time for political decisions has come. The time has come for Iran to decide if it is ready to take the necessary decisions…
