Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Wants Accord But Will Enrich Regardless

Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, waves to the crowd during a public gatheing in the city of Zarandieh as a part of his tour to the Markazi province southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Thursday, May 18, 2006. Ahmadinejad on Wednesday mocked a package of incentives to suspend Uranium enrichment, a defiance that appeared certain to complicate U.S. efforts to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

Reuters: Iran wants accord but will enrich regardless

Iran wants international help to broaden its uranium enrichment program to an industrial scale but if assistance is not forthcoming it will forge ahead with the work, which it insists is peaceful.

A senior Iranian nuclear official, Ali Hosseinitash, told Reuters on Thursday Iran’s current focus was perfecting its small-scale research and development enrichment program despite
U.N. Security Council calls for it to be halted.

“Ending the dispute is valuable for everybody. But nuclear activities and capabilities are also valuable to us,” said Hosseinitash, head of strategic affairs at the Supreme National Security Council, which is in charge of Iran’s nuclear diplomacy.

“We will do our utmost (to reach an understanding) but if our attempts fail we will not stop our work,” he said, referring to the large-scale enrichment that could either power a nuclear plant or produce fissile material for an atomic weapon.

Flap loves it.

What Iran is telling the world, including the Chinese, Russians and Europeans is:

We are proceeding to make a nuclear weapon but if you wish you can try to bribe us anyway.

But, in the end we will make a nuclear weapon and take your money with a smile.

And the idiots in the foreign service and the think tanks are continuing to talk about engagement with these MORONS.

Stay tuned because another diplomatic meeting scheduled for this week has been postponed.

But, who cares, besides the diplomats who love to travel, wine,dine and live the good life while accomplishing NOTHING.