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| Iran Rejects Any Suspension of Uranium Enrichment | |
| 2006-10-04 | |
| Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Iran rules out any suspension of uranium enrichment, said the deputy to the country's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani. The Islamic Republic refuses to ``step back'' and ``will not accept any suspension'' of its uranium enrichment work, Larijani's deputy, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, was quoted as saying today by the state-run Fars news agency. ``A suspension of a week or two, or even one month, will not solve any problem.'' ``The Iranian population has chosen its path and will not step back one bit from its rights,'' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying today by the official Iranian Students News Agency. Ahmadinejad, pronounced ah-ma-deen-ah- ZHAD, was refering to the country's nuclear program during a speech in the city of Nazarabad, in the Tehran province. The U.S. and some allies accuse Iran of using its nuclear power program to disguise weapons development. Iran, which is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, says its nuclear work is for civilian purposes only. A suspension of enrichment is the U.S. and European Union's main demand to break the deadlock over the program. Iran ignored an Aug. 31 deadline set by the United Nations Security Council to freeze enrichment or face the possibility of sanctions. Six world powers are preparing to draft penalties against Iran should the country fail to suspend enrichment in the coming days, a senior British diplomat said yesterday. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, the designated envoy to Iran on the nuclear issue, told EU countries and the U.S. this weekend that Larijani has made it clear Iran won't comply, the diplomat told reporters in London, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The five members of the UN Security Council -- the U.S., the U.K., France, Russia and China -- plus Germany, a grouping known as the P5 plus one, are intensifying preparatory efforts for what should be in a resolution while pursuing negotiations, the diplomat said. ``This dialogue I am maintaining cannot last forever,'' Solana told a European Parliament committee in Brussels today. Talks will not be able to move to negotiations because Iran refuses to halt enrichment, Solana said, though he added that the dispute should be resolved ``through negotiation.''
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 Death their way Comes. No matter what they say. The Mullahs will not survive another year. No hurricaines this year specifically because Ahmadinejad "Prophesized" it. No Mahdi because Ahmadinejad "Prophesy" it. False prophet, and very bad leader. Happy hunting, ARIEL. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-10-04 18:12 |
| #6 Iran REJECTS letting defending champion WIMMIN race car driver from continuing in the SPORT of MEN |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-10-04 17:46 |
| #5 Iran rules out any suspension of uranium enrichment And the SAMS "Jedi Knights" in some basement continue refine target lists. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-10-04 17:07 |
| #4 Yeah, Bobby, why does the MSM keep reporting these flip flops from the no.1 lying nation and in the process sucking up to it? Just like giving endless publicity to every Baalestinian whine and boast. |
| Posted by: Duh! 2006-10-04 16:26 |
| #3 un-enrigherd = un-enriched, i.e., fresh out of the ground. I used the highly technical term, un-enrigherd, which may have been confusing to some. But un-enriched is close enough for you lesser mortals. signed - The Physics Professor |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-04 15:47 |
| #2 They could have lots of electric power fast if they bought gas-turbine generators and put their natural gas through them. They don't need nuclear for anything except terror. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-10-04 15:12 |
| #1 I thought this was a news site. At least they wait a day between talking out of the other side of their mouth. Canadian nuke plants use un-enrigherd uranium and heavy water as a moderator. More cost for the water but less for the fuel, and you can't make a bomb with it. Surly, the Mad Mullahs have already rejected that concept? It'd give them the nuke power..... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-04 14:49 |