Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Accuses the United States of Pushing Europe Away from Compromise
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi, speaks with media in his weekly press conference in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 18, 2006. Iran’s foreign ministry on Sunday accused the U.S. of pushing Europe away from a compromise on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. ‘We feel that the Americans are trying to take Europe to a point that the case could not be easily solvable,’ Asefi told reporters, referring to a Western package of incentives aimed at persuading Iran to stop enriching uranium.
ASSociated Press: Iran says U.S. hinders nuclear compromise
Iran accused the United States on Sunday of pushing Europe away from a possible compromise on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said the U.S. insistence on placing conditions on negotiations over a Western package of incentives has narrowed the scope of possible talks and made it tougher for all parties to reach a solution.
The incentives are meant to persuade Iran to stop enriching uranium, a process that can make nuclear fuel for a power plant or fissile material for an atomic bomb.
“We feel that the Americans are trying to take Europe to a point that the case could not be easily solvable,” Asefi said. “The U.S. said it gave a deadline to Iran to respond to the package, but that is not correct. Again, they mix different issues and that is not appropriate.”
Asefi reiterated that enriching uranium was his country’s unalienable right, and that talks must be unconditional. He said Iranian officials were reviewing the package, and Iran would propose amendments to the deal.
“We have formed different committees to review the package. When the committees have concluded, we will send our answer to the Europeans immediately,” Asefi said.
Iran is just blustering again for the Sunday talk shows and the Western media cycle. The Mullahs and President Ahmadinejad have NO intention to accept the Big 6 proposal. They covet nuclear weapons and will NEVER agree to halt Iranian uranium enrichment.
This is an attempt to “demonize” the United States and to sway the European populace who desire appeasement regardless of the foreign policy consequences (and how many world wars does the USA have to fight and win for Europe?).
But, the Big 3 (Britain, France and Germany) is already distrustful of Iran. After all, it will be their capitals that would be within range of Iranian nuclear armed missiles and they do not possess (as of yet) the missile defense capacity of the USA.
So, nothing has changed. Iran will drag out the process, enrich more uranium in the process and ultimately be faced with a deadline after the G-8 meeting in mid-July.
Stay tuned……
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