We told you the patty-cake would continue

The other day, I posted about how senior diplomats involved in the P5+1 talks about Iran's nuke program were expressing big-time doubt that a final agreement could be reached by July 20.  In the same post, I also linked to a report about the supreme ayatollah Khameini speaking at a rally in Iran at which a banner saying "America cannot do a damn thing" hung over the stage, and at which he said Iran could enrich till the cows came home, because the MEC's West Point address had taken any military option by post-America off the table.

Do you think that caused the pointy-heads at Foggy Bottom to do any reconsidering?  Nah.

It sounds like the Obama administration, however, is hoping to keep the dream alive and persuade the Iranians to budge with a little separate one-on-one negotiation, because officials from both countries are getting together on June 9th/10th before the next round of group talks. Via CNN:

The United States and Iran are adding a new round of senior-level talks about the latter’s nuclear program, discussions separate from the so-called P5+1 process continuing in Vienna. …

Major disagreements on a comprehensive agreement remain, a senior administration official told CNN on Saturday. The new talks appear to be a push to see whether roadblocks can be overcome.

“We believe we need to engage in as much active diplomacy as we can to test whether we can reach a diplomatic solution with Iran on its nuclear program,” the official said. “These consultations come at an important juncture of the negotiations, and they will give us a timely opportunity to exchange views in the context of the next P5+1 round in Vienna.”

If there is some other conclusion to draw than that our overlords relish seeing post-America subjected to relentless contempt, humiliation and mortal peril, I'd like to hear it.