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Russia deal 'off Iran's agenda' |
2006-03-12 |
Iran says Moscow's compromise proposal on its nuclear programme is "off the agenda", after the Islamic Russia has sought to persuade Iran to move its enrichment programme to Russian territory, which would allow closer international monitoring. On Wednesday, the UN nuclear "The Russian proposal is not on our agenda any more," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters. "Circumstances have changed. We have to wait and see Iran has vowed to resist international pressure, insisting it has the right to "civilian" nuclear technology. It denies The Russian proposal had been seen by many Last month, Iran agreed in principle on a joint Tehran then suggested a compromise deal last week, in which it would be allowed to enrich a small amount of uranium for Tehran's proposal came days before an IAEA report on Iran's nuclear programme was forwarded to the UN Security Council for It is expected to discuss the issue as early as this week. The council has the power to impose sanctions, but it is not clear that all its key members would back them. Diplomats suggest the Security Council could start the process by putting out a statement calling for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities and asking the IAEA to report on whether or not it complies. Both a statement and a report? Who says the UN can't get tough? The IAEA report said the Iranians had begun feeding uranium gas into centrifuges, a first step in a process that can produce fuel for nuclear reactors or bomb material. IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei said in the report that he was unable to confirm that Iran was not seeking nuclear weapons. Not being able to confirm things is an ElBaradei specialty. |
Posted by:ryuge |
#5 Iran > "We will proceed wid Nukes and Empire unless decadent imperialist Male Brute Bush fails to satisfy our Motherly demand to be invaded. Our dedicated People's Islamist guerillas are now starving thanx to Dubya's and America's selfish arrogant malicious desire not to invade and save us for POTUS Hillary, D *** YOU". |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-03-12 20:20 |
#4 As Stalin said to Matsuoka in late June of '41: "I. too, am an Asiatic!" |
Posted by: borgboy 2006-03-12 19:20 |
#3 I keep shaking my head and wondering at the Iranians. Their choices, ever since their nuclear program was exposed, have been remarkably similar to an episode of Monty Python - only more bizarre. I think Eric Idle wrote their script - and Cleese wasn't there to tell him which bits were simply too stupid and should be cut or rewritten. She's a go-er, eh? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. |
Posted by: Cloth Snatch4013 2006-03-12 17:21 |
#2 "Hey Iran, you want nukes? How about we send you some, air express?" Preferred US government response. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-03-12 16:00 |
#1 Bad idea. When you snub Russia's European face, they often show their Asiatic face, which would be bad news for Iran. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-03-12 09:53 |