American journalist Philip Weiss says President Barack Obama’s administration is trying to counter pressure over talks with Iran.
“The pressure continues. The pressure is all over our political system, but I think it is a fact that the Obama administration is trying to counter that pressure”, he said in a phone interview with Press TV on Tuesday.
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand for more pressure against Tehran over the country’s nuclear energy program.
“We will not succumb to those fear tactics and forces that suggest otherwise,” Kerry said.
Iran held nuclear talks with the P5+1 (the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) in Geneva earlier this month. The two sides are set to meet again in Geneva on November 7-8.
Netanyahu has repeatedly called on Washington to toughen sanctions and the language of military threat until Tehran dismantles is uranium enrichment program.
Weiss also told Press TV that it’s in Washington’s best interests to deal with Iran diplomatically.
“I’m very hopeful about this that finally Americans will demonstrate their sovereignty on this question and not defer to a foreign country about what is in our best interest”, Weiss said.
“I think it clearly is in our best interests as Americans to be talking to Iran about its nuclear policies and figuring out a way for all of us to go forward”, he added.
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Obama should counter pressure over Iran
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