Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met with Palestinian Authority Parliament Speaker Salim Zanoun on Wednesday, declaring among other things his support for the “liberation of the Holy Quds (Jerusalem)” from Israeli “occupation.” Meanwhile, the latest round of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 nuclear powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) ended on Wednesday with an announcement that the agenda for the next round of talks, to be held next month in Vienna, had been agreed to. Officials praised the move as progressive, while some analysts noted that the lag time between rounds of talks and the lack of tangible progress on specific proposals could give Iran the breathing space it needs to complete its drive towards a deployable nuclear weapon. Read More
