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Iran steps back from the brink
2006-09-13
It'd be nice if it were true but I don't believe a word of it. This is just more of the minuet. Hat tip to Orrin Judd who thinks this is for real.
Iran has finally blinked, reportedly agreeing to a temporary suspension of uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities, as a confidence-building measure in response to growing international pressure.

This is a welcome development that can potentially take the wind out of the sails of the ship of sanctions planned by the US and its allies at the United Nations Security Council. A diplomat close to talks between the European Union high representative on foreign and security policy, Javier Solana, and Iran's nuclear chief, Ali Larijani, in Vienna made the announcement on condition of anonymity.

According to the source, Larijani did not rule out the possibility that Iran would cease uranium enrichment for a month or two. Iran failed to fulfill the requirement of the international community to cease uranium enrichment by August 31, and its case is now before the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
Posted by:Steve White

#10  Note how Ahmanutjob's rhetoric follows the price of oil.
Posted by: DoDo   2006-09-13 11:40  

#9  The Iranians just want to make sure they get a shipment of anti-aircraft batteries through to Syria and Hezbollah before they ramp up again.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-09-13 11:29  

#8  Just like Hitler "Stepped Back" by only taking the Sudatenland. "Peace in our time".

Bullshit.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-09-13 11:22  

#7  A pile of dung. Ahmedinejad has one never changing goal: Nuclear weapons. The rest is just subterfuge.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-09-13 09:17  

#6  take the wind out of the sails of the ship of sanctions

It seems they understand the cause and effect thingy pretty well....
Posted by: Bobby   2006-09-13 09:06  

#5  Thought this was Scrappleface or "The Onion" for a moment.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2006-09-13 08:50  

#4  I'll repeat (big surprise!) what I said about Iran on 9-11:

Iran will do anything, say anything, sign any agreement, attend any talks necessary for whatever length of time if it stalls military intervention long enough for them to fabricate atomic weapons. Nothing else even remotely comes close on their agenda in terms of this priority.

They would stuff the 12th imam straight back down his well if it delayed their nuclear aspirations even a single millisecond.

To think otherwise is the height of suicidal folly.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-13 03:15  

#3  According to the source, Larijani did not rule out the possibility that Iran would cease uranium enrichment for a month or two.

That's it? That's the big breakthrough? LOL. EU doinkers.

Ironically, precisely at the time Larijani was disclosing this important information to Solana, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the Iranian press that returning to the past case of suspension was not "a reality".

LOL. Same old thing. Yeah, just ignore the friggin' gorilla in the room. The surreal stupidity of "diplomats" is amazing. Add in the institutional inability to do anything but babble, pander, and cower, and you get this epic farce.
Posted by: flyover   2006-09-13 02:35  

#2  There's always LUGGAGE-GATE > e.g. Norkies using planes to transport weapons + nuke equipment, when WMDS-techs absolutely positively have to be there over-nite, or at least while France is leading UNIFIL2.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-09-13 02:21  

#1  Iran steps back from the brink

Journalist steps further into delusion.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-09-13 00:51  

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