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World Powers fold on Iran enrichment, only want suspension during talks
2006-06-08
In a major concession, world powers are no longer demanding that Iran commit to a prolonged moratorium on uranium enrichment and are now asking only for a suspension during talks on its nuclear program, diplomats and officials said Wednesday.

The proposal and a connected offer to allow continued uranium conversion are part of an effort to avoid a showdown over international concerns that the Iranians are trying to develop nuclear weapons. Backing off the previous stance on enrichment signals a possible readiness by the United States and key allies to accept some limited form of enrichment by Iran, despite years of warnings from Washington that Tehran wanted such technology to make atomic warheads.

Iran insists its nuclear program is intended only to produce power, arguing it needs enrichment technology to produce fuel for atomic reactors that would generate electricity.
And since they signed the NPT, we're sorta stuck on that point.
Since talks between European nations and Iran broke off last August, the public stance by the European negotiators and the United States has been that Iran must commit to a long-term halt in enrichment as a precondition for talks. Still, a diplomat said that despite the concession, a long-term moratorium remained the preferred goal of the six nations that approved a package of incentives for the Tehran regime last week — the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#6  Yep. It's a game we can play, too. Think we know all the nitty-gritty details? LOL. Not a chance. And neither do the Mullahs. And last, but not least, we wouldn't tell Solana what day it is, much less hand him the keys to the kingdom. To wait and see is our lot.
Posted by: flyover   2006-06-08 01:31  

#5  In the end, Bush is not going to permit Irant to have nuclear weaponry. We are simply marking time, checking the boxes.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-06-08 01:21  

#4  Forgot to mention that KUAN.net also reports the US STATE DEPT. WARNS THAT AL-QAEDA AND AFFILIATED GROUPS > planning to launch worldwide terror strikes, in international regions beyond the ME, and against both PRIVATE-SECTOR, COMMERCIAL, AND PUBLIC SECTOR TARGETS, i.e. ANYONE and ANYTHING, mostly but likely not only ECONOMIC, and including but not limited to Americans.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-06-08 01:09  

#3  No clear mention/indicia on the Net whether the so-called "world powers" = includes USA. KUWAITI NEWS AGENCY [KUNA.net] reports in its Wednesday edition that the US has made it clear to all concerned that Iran must first de facto suspend all efforts to enrich uranium before the USA will engage in serious negotiations over Iran's alleged nuclearized "domestic energy" needs or requirements. Iran earlier for its part has said it will not discuss its right to nuclearizd energy wid the USA. Will say again that Dubya = NOT BILLARY = unlikely to give Iran the many chances Saddam had in the '90's - BUY THAT POPCORN, BOYZ!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-06-08 01:03  

#2  And when they find out that Iran has kept on enriching all along what are they going to do? Send a stenly worded letter?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-06-08 00:48  

#1  History: "...and so it was. Because of their unwillingness to fight when advantage was on their side, they had to fight later, expending tremendous amounts of treasury and blood."

Posted by: zazz   2006-06-08 00:47  

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