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Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Abruptly Postpones Meeting With EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana

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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) and Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani (R) arrive for a press conference in EU Headquarters in Brussels, July 2006. EU-Iran talks to kickstart negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and give it a chance to avoid UN sanctions have been postponed at the last minute, a senior Iranian official said.

AP: Iran abruptly postpones talks with EU

Iran abruptly announced Wednesday that last-ditch talks on its disputed nuclear program were postponed, moving Tehran a step closer to U.N. sanctions after it defied a deadline to freeze uranium enrichment.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, meanwhile, said any sanctions must exclude military force, suggesting that Moscow was contemplating the possibility of sanctions but remained opposed to harsh and quick punishment.

The talks between Iranian nuclear envoy Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana had been tentatively set for Wednesday in Vienna as a final attempt to see if common ground could be found to start negotiations between Iran and the six nations that have been trying to persuade Iran to limit its nuclear program.

But while Solana had been ready to fly to the Austrian capital at short notice, the talks had been left hanging by uncertainty over whether Larijani would come.

“We will not have the meeting today in Vienna,” Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, the chief Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, told The Associated Press. “Both sides are arranging (a meeting) for a couple of days later.”

Instead, Iran’s president proposed that he and President Bush hold a debate at the U.N. General Assembly later this month.

Another Iran-EU meeting postponement stall and this is a surprise? But, Iran is running out of time. The United Nations Security Council will soon call up for discussion/sanctions Iran’s non-compliance with their demand to halt uranium enrichment.

In the meantime, Iran President Ahmadinejad is becoming “UNHINGED” and demanding a televised debate with President Bush at the United Nations.

Debate what?

Flap thought Iran’s nuclear program was for the peaceful generation of electricity. Of course, if this were the case, Iran would have accepted the P-5-plus-1 proposal.

Iran’s and Ahmadinejad’s “UNHINGED” immature behavior is becoming embarassing and PATHETIC.

Stay tuned……

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The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.


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