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    Nuclear Negotiations: Can Both Sides Win?

    As Iran sits down again today with five world powers — the US, the UK, France, Russia and China, plus Germany — there's a lot at stake for two leaders who've risked their legacies on the outcome. Iran's President Rouhani could see crippling economic sanctions lifted at last.

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    By Warren Olney • May 16, 2014 • 1 min read

    As Iran sits down again today with five world powers — the US, the UK, France, Russia and China, plus Germany — there's a lot at stake for two leaders who've risked their legacies on the outcome. Iran's President Rouhani could see crippling economic sanctions lifted at last. President Obama could head off the possible threat of more nuclear weapons. But failure is likely to discredit both leaders with friends and foes in the Middle East, not to mention hardliners at home. We hear that Iran's increased transparency is cause for optimism, while intractable differences could make the world more dangerous than ever.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Liyna Anwar

      Assistant Producer, To the Point/Which Way, LA?

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Jay Solomon

      global security editor, Semafor

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      Trita Parsi

      Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

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      Emily Landau

      Institute for National Security Studies

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    2 of 3
    Nuclear Negotiations Resume with Iran
    1. 0:00Google Loses Big Case over Data Privacy in the EU
    2. 8:14Nuclear Negotiations: Can Both Sides Win?You’re reading this
    3. 42:54Senator Elizabeth Warren Focused on Today — Not 2016
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