US ‘not setting deadlines’ for Iran negotiations

It seems there was some tough talk from Israel about how far they (USA and Israel) are willing to go and how soon they will take action over Iran's nuclear weapon development.  Tough talk which the US is now attempting to back track from.  Secretary of State Hilary Clinton stated the following;

“We’re not setting deadlines. We’re watching very carefully about what they [Iran] do, because it’s always been more about their actions.” She added: “We’re convinced that we have more time to focus on these sanctions, to do everything we can to bring Iran to a good faith negotiation.”

How the Secretary Clinton can consider any talks resulting from heavy sanctions as "good faith" I have no idea, though I suppose it's better than nothing, right?

US warns China over disputed South China Sea


Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, has warned against the use of “coercion, intimidation and threats” in the resource-rich disputed South China Sea, in pointed comments aimed at Beijing before meetings there with leaders.

China warned Washington on Tuesday not to get involved in South China Sea territorial disputes as Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, arrived in Beijing pledging to pass on a strong message on the need to calm regional tension.

With strong allies in the region as well as recent US attempts to continue improving relations with  China, this is just one in a long list of precarious situations the US has to dance with, it is also unlikely to be the last as China no longer seems to want to be pushed around by what they may perceive as a weakened US.

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