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Iran looks to SA to help process uranium
Two articles, Iran Says one thing, SA says anotherIran looks to SA to help process uranium November 8, 2005 Tehran: Iran is talking to South Africa about assistance with its nuclear programme in an attempt to solve a prolonged international dispute over its atomic ambitions. "We are in the process of negotiating on the modalities of this participation," Javad Vaidi, an official from Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told state television yesterday. He said South Africa had suggested supplying Iran with uranium oxide concentrate - known as yellowcake - that the Islamic republic would convert into uranium hexafluoride gas at its plant in Isfahan. In the nuclear fuel cycle, uranium hexafluoride is injected into centrifuges to produce the enriched uranium that can be used both as the fuel for nuclear power stations and the explosive core of a nuclear bomb. South Africa had also proposed taking part in the enrichment process, which is now suspended. Iran is refusing to give in to European demands that it renounce enrichment-related activities as a guarantee it is not seeking a nuclear weapon. South Africa is one of a number of third parties trying to broker a compromise between the West and Iran. South African Govt denies helping Iran with nukes November 8, 2005 By Shaun Smillie Johannesburg: The Department of Foreign Affairs has dismissed as "erroneous" and "without any foundation" a report that South Africa has proposed to assist Iran in obtaining the raw material for nuclear weapons. According to an AFP news report Javad Vaidi, an official from Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told Iranian state television that Iran was talking to South Africa about assistance with its nuclear programme in an attempt to solve a prolonged international dispute over its atomic ambitions. "We are in the process of negotiating on the modalities of this participation," Vaidi said. He said South Africa had suggested supplying Iran with raw materials, and had proposed taking part in the country's uranium enrichment process, which is currently suspended. The South African government insists its involvement with Iran is above board. "The report that South Africa had proposed taking part in the enrichment process in Iran is erroneous and without any foundation," the department said last night. Iran is busy with propoganda this week. Just one day before the EU meets, they allow access to IAEA and written to the EU to resume talks, a day before E.U. Foreign Ministers were meeting to review their policy of engaging Iran. This is the strategy, threaten and distract from their activities, until we are about to react, then back down at the last minute with meaningless, worthless "rewards" that they should of been doing anyways, talking and giving access. They just don't understand that we live by principals and don't mess around with fear and baiting. Iran is ruled by a tribe. And what's good old Javad Vaidi, from the Supreme National Security Council say on Iranian State TV yesterday? That their getting unranium enrichment from SA? Hmmmm...I believe State TV over letters to Infidels and I believe SA govt wouldn't give a damn, because "we invented AIDS." The plot thickens, something is brewing in Tehran. Posted by: Graing Hupiting4443 2005-11-08 |
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