Agreement between Iran and the “E3+3” (Britain, France, and Germany from the European Union, plus China, Russia, and the United States) remains elusive, with domestic politics in all of the negotiating partners introducing additional complexities into an already complicated process. US President Barack Obama, having suffered a severe midterm election defeat, must now deal with a Congress under full Republican control.
马德里—圣战主义大有燎原之势。与俄罗斯的紧张态势日益升级。伊朗和“E3+3”（来自欧盟的英国、法国和德国加上中国、俄罗斯和美国）之间的协议依然可望不可及，所有谈判方的国内政治无不为已然十分复杂的过程再添复杂因素。美国总统奥巴马在中期选举中遭遇惨败，如今不得不面对共和党全面控制的国会。在欧元区，经济增长依然萎靡不振，使其领导人自顾不暇。