Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahmadinejad Seeks Russian and Chinese Support for Iran Nuclear Program

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, is welcomed by a Chinese official on his arrival at Shanghai’s Pudong airport Wednesday June 14, 2006. Ahmadinejad arrived to attend Thursday’s summit of the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Ahmadinejad will make a speech at the security summit and his presence is helping to draw unprecedented attention to the annual gathering of the Chinese and Russian-dominated grouping, which also includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

ASSociated Press: Ahmadinejad seeks Chinese, Russian support

Iran’s hard-line president is doing more than just attending an Asian security summit in China: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seeks to gain Russian and Chinese support at a critical moment for his country’s nuclear program.

He also aims to prove that his country is not isolated, despite U.S. claims to the contrary.

Past trips to Asia have been a chance for Ahmadinejad to tap into anti-U.S. sentiment and tout himself as a leader who is standing up to Washington. Last month, he was cheered by Indonesian students and by a crowd shouting “Fight America! Fight Israel!” outside a Jakarta mosque where he performed prayers.

His visit to China, which began Wednesday, will likely be more dedicated to intense diplomacy. Ahmadinejad is expected to hold separate meetings with his Chinese and Russian counterparts,
Hu Jintao and Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the regional summit in Shanghai.

Of course, Ahmadinejad is going to cozy up to his buddies.

But, did the United States EVER have any illusion that Iran would favorably accept the G-6 proposal?

Will Iran attempt to recover from the trap laid out for itself by Condoleezza Rice?

You bet….by utilizing Russia and China as intermediaries.

Russia and China would love to poke a finger in the eye of the United States – as the former Communist but still totalitarian states have for decades.

Iran’s nuclear program of uranium enrichment will ONLY be ended by the United States and Israel. The Big 6 proposal will be rejected by Iran after its numerous attempts to obfuscate and delay an answer.

The deadline is mid-July at the G-8 summit.

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Stay tuned……