NY Daily News
December 8, 2013

President Barack Obama said Saturday he believed the chances for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran are 50-50 or worse, yet defended diplomacy as the best way to prevent Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons.

During a question-and-answer session with a pro-Israel audience, Obama said he wasn’t naive about the odds for a successful final agreement between world powers and Iran next year, building on the recent six-month interim deal.

“If you ask me what is the likelihood that we’re able to arrive at the end state ... I wouldn’t say that it’s more than 50-50,” Obama said. “But we have to try.”

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