Window won’t stay open forever, US official says

30 September 2013, 8:46 pm Edit

White House adviser Ben Rhodes tells Channel 2 that there is no hard-and-fast time frame for negotiations, but talks with Iran will not be open-ended.

“The window is not going to stay open forever,” Rhodes says.

He adds that the Obama administration is testing Iran’s new leadership and that there will not be any lifting of sanctions until the US sees action by the Iranians, a common refrain in Washington.

“We are not going to make any changes on the basis of their words,” he says. “There won’t be sanctions relief on the front end of negotiations.”

Rhodes says that all options are on the table, but the US would like to see a diplomatic solution, which would benefit Israel’s security.