Iran and world powers are set to resume talks about Iran’s nuclear program in the coming weeks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says talks and sanctions won’t work to convince Iran to stop its nuclear weapons program, and therefore he sees no point in going into them. During the coming talks, Netanyahu believes, the Iranians will continue to enrich uranium. But Netanyahu has to pay lip service to the interests of the Americans and Europeans, who desperately want to avoid an Israeli strike on Iran, which would, according to most analysts, drive up oil prices, destabilize the world economy further, and may push an already teetering Middle East over the cliff. Continue reading


