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| Iran-Russia talks end in failure |
| 2007-03-10 |
| Three days of talks aimed at resolving a funding dispute over the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran ended in failure Friday, signaling yet another delay in the start-up of Iran's first atomic power plant and potentially new tension between Tehran and Moscow. With the UN nuclear watchdog agency imposing new punitive measures against Tehran, analysts said that Russia's tough stance shows Moscow's readiness to dump support for its ally and trading partner and join the United States and other Western nations in drafting new, tougher sanctions over Iran's uranium enrichment effort. Russia has blamed Iran for paying only a fraction of the required monthly payments of US$25 million (€19 million) for construction work at Bushehr in recent months, and warned that the payment delays would push back both the reactor's launch and the uranium fuel deliveries. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I hope the Israelis wait for the last payment to be deposited in a Russian bank account before they blow the plant to smithereeeeeeens |
| Posted by: Croling Ebbease3251 2007-03-10 15:36 |
| #3 Agreed, TW. Russia is not in it for the glory. It's the cash. I would imagine both Israel and the US are watching Bushehr for signs of imminent fueling. And they will not say anything as to what they find. We DO have a bit of aerial firepower mucking about the Gulf now. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-03-10 13:45 |
| #2 Perhaps I'm being paranoid, but the thought occurred to me that this talk of non-payment could be for public consumption, and not reflect behind the scenes reality. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-10 13:06 |
| #1 Hopefully by the time the Mullahs decide to cough up the coin the Bushehr reactor will be in the same shape as the one in Osirak. GO IAF! |
| Posted by: mac 2007-03-10 01:37 |