| Comes as a surprise, huh? |
TEHERAN — Iran threatened yesterday the possibility that it might break off negotiations with the European Union over its sensitive nuclear activities if the talks do not bear fruit. "We told the Europeans that, if the negotiations did not bear the expected results, their continuation was useless," Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi was quoted by state television as saying.
He was speaking in New York on the sidelines of the UN conference on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Kharrazi pointed to an agreement reached in November with the Europeans, adding that "if the negotiations did not bear any results at the end of three months, it would be stopped, and today we are at this stage." "Our threats in connection with enrichment are not hollow and we will soon make a decision," Kharrazi said.
| So will the Americans and the Israelis. |
Kharrazi criticised the slow pace of the negotiations and lack of any tangible results. Also, contrary to what he said the Westerners claim, Iran is "able to face crises." |