WASHINGTON (AP) Oct. 08, 2014— With a late-November deadline approaching, America’s top diplomat is plunging back into Iranian nuclear talks with an eye on his adversary and another on developments at home as pressure rises in Washington for a deal ensuring the Islamic republic cannot become a nuclear state…
Failure could mean the process falling apart. But there is no guarantee negotiators can reach a historic compromise…
The diplomats at the table aren’t simply negotiating with one another.
For Iran, the fear is that the goalposts of any understanding with the U.S. could be shifted once a plan is presented to American lawmakers — a possibility that becomes more likely if Republicans take the Senate majority in next month’s midterm elections.