Local Statement by Senator Kirk on P5+1 Talks with Iran by Gary Kopycinski on February 27, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement regarding reports that the United States and its partners offered sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for softened demands: