March 31, 2015 | NPR

To The Point

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Talks in Switzerland between Iran, the US and five other countries may go beyond tonight's midnight hour. Familiar sticking points include centrifuges, nuclear stockpiles, surprise inspections and the schedule for lifting economic sanctions.  The elephants in the room are still Iran's Supreme Leader and the American Congress — dominated by Republicans under pressure from Israel. If tonight's “interim” deadline can't be met, how certain is the “final” deadline at the end of June?

Guests:
Laura Rozen, Al-Monitor (@lrozen
Jim Walsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (@DrJimWalshMIT
Mark Dubowitz, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (@mdubowitz
Alireza Nader, RAND Corporation (@AlirezaNader
Burgess Everett, Politico (@burgessev)

Issues:

Iran Iran Sanctions