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April 2, 2015

U.S. Renews Threat of Military Action on Iran as Negotiators Seek Deal 
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If a general accord can be reached, the Iran nuclear talks would
continue for a final agreement by the end of June. Speaking in
Washington, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the United
States is prepared to walk away if the talks stumble. And, renewing
longstanding U.S. threats, Earnest said military action remains an
option against Iran.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: "If in the unfortunate event
that diplomacy is not successful, we will continue to have a wide range
of options on the table. Those options include coordinating with the
international community to put in place even together sanctions that
would compel Iran to come back to the negotiating table or to be more
serious about the discussions. There is of course military option
sitting on the table and this is, again in the unfortunate circumstance
that we could find ourselves in, which is that we are not able to reach
an agreement, then the president will have to consider that range of
options."

 

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