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Iran Wants Guarantee of No 'Regime Change'-Diplomats (lol)
2004-10-15
Iran might be willing to give up its uranium enrichment capabilities but it wants many things in return -- above all a guarantee that no one will try to topple the Islamic regime, diplomats and analysts say. North Korea has demanded similar security assurances from Washington, which listed both Tehran and Pyongyang as members of an "axis of evil," in exchange for relinquishing its atom bomb program. Iran's nuclear ambitions will be discussed at a meeting of senior officials from the Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations in Washington on Friday.

France, Britain and Germany have been struggling to persuade Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program, which could be used to develop highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. They will present their plan for a "carrot and stick" approach to Iran to the G8 meeting. Unlike Washington, the Europeans do not publicly accuse Iran of pursuing weapons. But they are not convinced Tehran's intentions are necessarily peaceful, as Iran insists, and want enrichment activities ended.
Posted by:Mark Espinola

#4  Cyber Sarge the EUropeans will. They don't care about anyone but themselves. The EU is totally blind that the US has totally changed from 9/11. EUrope is in denial. They will make any deal not have to use or even imply the use of force. They will even make a deal to insure the the Theocrats stay in power.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-10-15 7:36:36 PM  

#3  "A guarantee that no one will try to topple the Islamic regime." Including Iranians? How can we make that promise and we in the hell would we?
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2004-10-15 7:03:36 PM  

#2  Stick it up your collective Qur'ans. Your only hope for status quo will be a Kerry win November 2nd. Black Turbans are on the current CIC's endangered list.
Posted by: Mark Z.   2004-10-15 6:49:45 PM  

#1  Iran might be willing to give up its uranium enrichment capabilities but it wants many things in return -- above all a guarantee that no one will try to topple the Islamic regime, diplomats and analysts say.

Sorry guys, but while we can certainly speak for ourselves, we cannot and will not speak for your citizens. ;)
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-10-15 5:52:17 PM  

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