The peace talks with Iran seem to have taken a step backwards as Iran says it cannot accept the deal as currently worded by the P5+1.  Whether talks will resume smoothly on November 20th is unclear, but the west can take comfort in the fact that Iran has agreed to more extensive U.N. inspections of their current nuclear facilities.  Whether these will be treated any better than the ones in 2003-05 remains a mystery, although the fact that Iran is already forbidding access to its facilities at the military base of Parchin southwest of Tehran is suspicious.  It is especially so given that this site is thought to be where Iran tested a trigger to be used for a nuclear bomb.  Another wrinkle to the situation is the apparent differences between France and the rest of the P5+1 over the deal offered to Iran.  France seems to be taking the side of Israel who are calling the negotiations the “deal of the century” for Iran.  One thing is clear, no deal is better than a bad deal and this must not be mere talk but the firm resolve of the American negotiators at Geneva.