This article by Jonathan Tirone at Bloomberg about the critical juncture of the Iran talks in July 2014 cites BASIC’s executive director Paul Ingram as saying: “There remains deep skepticism on both sides and influential forces aligning against a deal…Complete failure is highly unattractive but a comprehensive solution will also be elusive.”
Read the full article from 11 July 2014 on Bloomberg here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-11/iran-nuclear-talks-hit-critical-juncture-with-kerry-set-to-join.html