With Iran Nuclear Talks at an Impasse, Trump and Netanyahu May Be Weighing an End to Diplomacy

As a 60-day deadline for an Iran deal expires Wednesday and negotiations with the Islamic Republic appear to be stuck, President Trump’s Monday phone call with Prime Minister Netanyahu is raising speculation that options other than diplomacy are on the table. . . . America and three European powers are preparing a censure resolution that will include the “finding that Iran has violated its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,” the policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, Jason Brodsky, tells the Sun. The resolution, Mr. Brodsky says, will likely allow Iran a small window of time to resolve the outstanding safeguard issues, after which the IAEA board will refer the file to the United Nations Security Council. By August, the council will likely pass a resolution to “snapback” the JCPOA, which will put back in place all previous global sanctions on Iran.