Iran seems to have perfected the art of shamelessness.  It's been widely reported that Iran has been blessed with a near straight flush of concessions from John Kerry and the other P5+1 powers in the Vienna talks supposedly designed to prevent the Islamic Republic from getting the bomb.  Now, "a senior Iranian official speaking on condition of anonymity" blamed the West for "shifting their positions and backtracking" on the April 2 "interim agreement" for having "red lines."  Iranian foreign secretary Javad Zarif agreed, claiming that the P5+1 has "excessive demands."  For his own part, Secretary Kerry praised the "constructive atmosphere" in Vienna, wherein he agreed to the third extension in three weeks to work out a deal – apparently, any deal at all – over inspections, sanctions, and answers to pending mysteries about Iran's suspicious activities. Meanwhile, crowds of Iranians...(Read Full Post)