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Accusations Fly as Iran Nuclear Talks Stall
(Wall Street Journal) Jay Solomon, Laurence Norman, and Carol E. Lee - Iran and the U.S. on Thursday charged each other with an unwillingness to make crucial political decisions to conclude nearly two years of talks on Tehran's nuclear program. Senior Iranian negotiators specifically accused the U.S. and EU of walking back commitments Tehran said were made on issues that include sanctions relief and the lifting of a UN arms embargo. A senior Obama administration official responded Thursday that it wasn't accurate "that any deal has been made and rolled back." On Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry said: "President Obama made it very clear to me [Wednesday] night we can't wait forever for the decisions to be made. If the tough decisions don't get made, we are absolutely prepared to call an end to this process." Recently passed U.S. legislation calls for the Obama administration to submit a nuclear agreement to Congress by Friday to allow lawmakers to review its terms for 30 days. Failure to reach an accord would give Congress an additional month to debate any pact.