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Iran Rejects EU-3 'Automatic Trigger' on Enrichment
2004-11-24
More Iranian Rope-a-Dope with EU-3 Proposal 48 hours Ahead of IAEA Meeting
The compromise also protects Iran from the United States, which has accused the Iranians of secretly trying to assemble a nuclear bomb and wants the regime to be referred to the UN Security Council for possible punitive sanctions. Iran announced on Monday that it had suspended its enrichment programme and allowed IAEA inspectors to visit nuclear sites, but British officials said yesterday that Tehran had raised objections about the wording of the freeze on enrichment and how the suspension would be monitored. In particular, Iran wants to avoid "an automatic trigger" that could lead to the country being referred to the Security Council if it were found to be in breach of the resolution. "We have 48 hours of hard work to do," a British official said.
Posted by:Capt America

#7  In particular, Iran wants to avoid “an automatic trigger” that could lead to the country being referred to the Security Council if it were found to be in breach of the resolution.

Ooooh, it's the big, bad Security Council!!!!
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-24 1:57:08 PM  

#6  Everything coming from Turbanland is designed to buy themselves time. Not even worth reading about the matter. A lotta BS.
Posted by: Wo   2004-11-24 8:36:42 AM  

#5  Or a willingness to sell out Israel for Iranian oil.
Posted by: anon   2004-11-24 7:49:36 AM  

#4  TGA: What does it take to make the EU-3 "genuinely pissed off"? From this vantage point patience looks like acquiescence.
Posted by: Classical_Liberal   2004-11-24 3:14:44 AM  

#3  Somehow I believe that the idea is to make the Europeans drag out the negotiation process until the U.S. is ready to intervene. At this time, Iraq needs to be pacified first.

I don't think the Iranians have nukes already, they have at least one or two years to go. If we can delay them even further and Iraq stabilizes, 2006 might spell out the end of the mullahs, after they broke the deal and genuinely pissed off the EU-3.
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-11-24 1:54:32 AM  

#2  Yes, however the "trust but verify" Reagan doctrine would would only apply when nuke weaponry is known to already exist.

We are playing the dance of the seven veils here, a proverbial shell game if you like. The EU-3 are playing the flutes and tambourines.
Posted by: Capt America   2004-11-24 1:49:54 AM  

#1  Looks like the Mullahs want a buffer against the probability of another damaging "walk-in" or "leak" in the future. Look for continuing stall tactics from the Iranians as they fight to avoid the old Reagan "Trust But Verify" pressure the US will insist on!
Posted by: smn   2004-11-24 12:13:30 AM  

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