Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
has warned it would sharply ramp up its enrichment of uranium earlier this week, after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that it blamed on arch-foe Israel. Earlier today, Iranian state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
named a suspect — 43-year-old Reza Karimi — in the attack that damaged centrifuges at Natanz and said he fled the country.
European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
envoy Enrique Mora says that "progress has been made in a far from easy task. We need now more detailed work."
Russian ambassador to Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov adds that "participants took note with satisfaction of the progress made so far and expressed determination to continue negotiations with a view to complete the process successfully as soon as possible."
Speaking to news hounds, China’s envoy to the talks, Wang Qun, says that "all parties have agreed to further pick up their pace in subsequent days by engaging (in) more extensive, substantive work on sanctions-lifting as well as other relevant issues," Rooters reported.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister and head of the delegation to Vienna, Abbas Araghchi, says that there were "good discussions" in the session and that "a new understanding is being formed."
"There’s an agreement on a final target between all. The path is now more clear. But the path will not be an easy path. There are some serious differences," he adds.
The ongoing discussions involved EU officials and representatives from Britannia, China, La Belle France, Germany, Russia and Iran. The talks are aimed at determining which sanctions the United States should lift and the measures Iran has to take in order to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program.