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Iran Nuclear: Enrichment Suspension Off Agenda, Top Official Says
2006-07-03
Tehran, 3 July (AKI) - A senior Iranian official said on Monday that Iran has no intention to suspend its uranium enrichment programme as demanded by six world powers, Iran's students news agency ISNA reported. Ali Hosseinitash issued the statement just two days before a meeting scheduled in Brussels between Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana to discuss a package of incentives proposed by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US, China, Russia, Britain and France - plus Germany. Iran has so far always refused to halt uranium enrichment activities within its atomic programme, which the international community fears is aimed at building nuclear weapons.

"Suspension is definitely not on Iran's agenda," said Hosseinitash, chief of strategic affairs at Iran's Supreme National Security Council. "Iran does not see the issue of suspension as the core idea in solving the case."
They keep saying no, but the UN keeps hoping
The Group of Eight industrialised nations (G8) told Iran last week they wanted a response by Wednesday to the offer, the details of which haven't been made public. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had said Iran would reply by 22 August. "We do not intend to answer (at the 5 July meeting) and our counterparts do not expect an answer either," the Iranian official also said.
We don't either
Posted by:Steve

#9  BUGS BUNNY > OF COURSE YOU KNOW THIS MEANS WAR - but first a beer and Philly cheesteak hoagie, maybe three, before Amer invades!? Radical Iran's rants is just giving the UNSC cause to move directly from July 12th deadline to formal military action. VOTE DEM IN 2008, for that kinder, gentler, wilful malice = unintentional error, Motherly defeat, genocide andor destruction unto anti-sovereignty and Global Stalinist Socialist Republic- = OWG SSR-hood.
Moud < > AAATTTTTAAAAAAAAAACCCCKKKKKKKK US, NOW,
D *** YOU!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-07-03 22:54  

#8  Anony nails it.
Posted by: Inspector Clueso   2006-07-03 19:03  

#7  And once again it boils down to a three step program.

1) Set up layered missile defenses all around Iran so that their missiles will be neutralized.

2) Intensely bomb their nuclear facilities.

3) Carve away enough of Iran so that all that is left is Persia, without the resources to re-create their nuclear program.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-07-03 18:55  

#6  A huge setback.



/studyin Grom
Posted by: 6   2006-07-03 18:54  

#5  The UN reminds me of one of my gal pals years back, kept saying no but she kept thinking maybe
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-03 18:18  

#4  
Will someone check the agenda for "Nuke Bomb". If they observe the parliamentary system, it should be easy to track the WMD.
Posted by: Master of Obvious   2006-07-03 18:14  

#3  fine - we'll discuss your terms of surrender later
Posted by: Frank G   2006-07-03 17:48  

#2  
Weapons Free.

Codes Authenticated.

Gyros Spinning up, all systems nominal.

Launch.

Good Bye Persia!
Posted by: Fur Trapper   2006-07-03 17:02  

#1  Iran has so far always refused to halt uranium enrichment activities
Here is a tip for all you diplomats, that position ain't gonna change. So what are you going to DO?
Posted by: JerseyMike   2006-07-03 16:48  

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