Talks begin Tuesday in Geneva on Iran

Patrick Smith writes in the Fiscal Times that next week, beginning on Tuesday, two days of talks begin in Geneva.

Can the major powers shape a deal with Iran that defuses the knife’s-edge tensions prompted by the Islamic republic’s nuclear program? Can the Obama administration and its allies open a cooperative relationship with the Iranians, making possible a reimagined, post-crisis Middle East?

The Geneva gathering will give us a first glimpse at answers.

Smith looks at the talks from the viewpoints of Russia, Iran, China, the Europeans, the United States, and Israel. Interesting stuff.