Deal or No Deal, The Iran Talks have Borne Fruit

THE WASHINGTON POST

BY DAVID IGNATIUS

The British diplomat Harold Nicolson observed in 1960 that “a good negotiation takes about as long as it takes an elephant to have a baby.” That has been true in the protracted Iran nuclear talks, although in this case, the baby may turn out to be stillborn.

Negotiators were still haggling over the framework as they pushed through Tuesday night’s deadline. Officials cautioned that some details remained fuzzy. That’s a bad sign — especially in terms of approval by a Congress that may opt for deal-killing sanctions if members think the agreement is too vague.

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