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| Iran sets West Feb 1 deadline to accept fuel proposal |
| 2010-01-03 |
| Iran said on Saturday that it has given the West a one-month "ultimatum" to accept Tehran's own proposal on a deal for providing nuclear fuel for a reactor in the Islamic Republic, state television reported. "We have given them (the West) an ultimatum. There is just one month left for them to decide" whether to accept Iran's proposal, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was quoted as saying. "Otherwise, we will produce enriched uranium of a higher level by our own capable experts," he added. The United States, Russia and France have agreed to a proposal by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which calls for shipping most of Iran's existing low-grade enriched uranium to Russia and France, where it would be processed into fuel rods with a purity of 20 percent. But Iran has rejected the West's demand for it to accept the IAEA-brokered deal by the end of 2009. Instead, Tehran has proposed a simultaneous exchange of part of its low-level enriched uranium with nuclear fuel inside Iran or in a third country. The United States and its Western allies have been accusing Iran of secretly developing nuclear weapons under the disguise of civilian program. Iran has denied the accusation and stressed its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. The United States and its allies have threatened another round of UN sanctions against Iran if it does not abide by the year-end deadline, which Iran has been refusing to accept. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 IRAN > once RADICAL ISLAM = ISLAMIST JIHAD goes nukulaar includ BIOWAR, CHEMWAR, what sovereign Nation-State is the US, ISRAEL going to attack in seeming violation of international law vee now NUCLEAR, NON-STATE MILITANT-TERROR GROUPS. As for RUSSIA, VARIOUS MSM-NET Artics > indic that RUSSIA is only too aware that a US-NATO/ALLIED DEFEAT = "NON-VICTORY" IN AFPAK means the MilTerrs will target RUSSIA + REST OF ASIA NEXT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-03 20:31 |
| #7 Umm, didn't O'bambi give a deadline to Iran? Haven't heard much about that, did I miss something? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2010-01-03 19:56 |
| #6 Russia would have made a big profit on the IAEA deal. On the other hand Putin loves seeing the US humiliated. Win win for their team. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-01-03 18:25 |
| #5 #3 When do the get the car full of gurls? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-01-03 16:15 |
| #4 Iran is planning to start a conflict to divert attention off of it's crumbling government power. Iran Plans Large-Scale War Games - WSJ article "I think the people of Iran have had enough," Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said to delegates, including Mr. Mottaki and top U.S. diplomats and military officials. Bahrain is a staunch American ally, hosting the U.S. Fifth Fleet." |
| Posted by: newc 2010-01-03 15:01 |
| #3 I think we know where this goes: Bugs: "I dare you to step over this line!" Yosemite Sam: "I'm-m-m a'steppin, Rabbit!" Bugs: "I dare you to step over this line!" etc ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-01-03 12:39 |
| #2 I fear this is only the first of many other foreign "ultimatums" to come. Some we may hear about, others we will not. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-03 11:41 |
| #1 and the dance goes on... Russia and China won't support any meaningful sanctions. Euroweenies won't stand firm on any sanctions for more than a day or so. Leaving the rest of the western allies effectively hand-tied. The dance is amusing but i'm getting pretty sick of the music. |
| Posted by: Solomon Glulet1502 2010-01-03 11:38 |