The complete failure of this week’s talks in Moscow to reduce escalating tensions over Iran ’s nuclear program has led to renewed fears that Israel will strike, and soon. But lost in the talk of war is the acknowledgement of the diplomatic debacle that just occurred. An ill-advised policy shift by the West – led by the United States – probably played a major role in the failure of the Moscow talks and set back international efforts to resolve growing concerns about Iran 's nuclear program.

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