New York Times:

New sanctions could empower Iran’s hard-liners, give Tehran an excuse to walk away from negotiations and split the coalition of major powers. And they could also cause Iran to move toward producing a nuclear bomb, the outcome this whole negotiating exercise is intended to prevent.

For nearly a year, Iran has adhered to an interim agreement that froze and rolled back its program, which includes some 19,000 centrifuge machines for enriching uranium that can be used in energy production or bombs. As the negotiations continue, those limits remain in place and Iran will continue to receive limited sanctions relief that has brought the country about $700 million per month in money that was frozen abroad.

But endless negotiations are not a sustainable solution.

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