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| Iran Says It Won't Halt Uranium Enrichment |
| 2005-03-05 |
| TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran said Saturday it will never agree to a permanent halt on enriching uranium (Yes you will) and warned that a more unstable Middle East would result from a U.S.-backed effort to haul Tehran before the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions. Rightly so, the UN is the least of your worries Any effort by Washington to bring Tehran's suspended uranium enrichment program under Security Council scrutiny is a dangerous path, warned Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Hasan Rowhani. OOOOHHH...the vaunted and formidable Security Council, how frightening! Speaking during a two-day international conference on nuclear technology, Rowhani said Iran will halt negotiations and resume uranium enrichment "without any hesitation" if European negotiators insist Iran make its temporary suspension of uranium enrichment permanent. Sounds like its time for the EU to fold its hand and let the big boy play. "Americans and Europeans will be the first to lose in that case," he told more than 50 nuclear scientists and experts attending the Tehran conference. "It will cause problems for regional energy and for the European economy. "And it will cause additional problems for America. Therefore, no one will benefit from this. It's playing with fire." The Mullahs scarcely understand the trouble they are on the verge of stirring up. Iran suspended its uranium enrichment activities last year to create confidence in its negotiations and avoid Security Council referral. But Tehran says the voluntary freeze depends on progress in ongoing talks with the European Union. Of course, the EU has no balls or teeth, the MM's know that. Rowhani said Tehran will call off the talks entirely if it sees no signs of progress by the time a committee of Iranian and European negotiators meets March 17-18. "If there is no tangible progress, we won't continue the talks," he said. Britain, France and Germany are trying to secure an Iranian commitment to scrap enrichment plans in exchange for economic aid, technical support and backing for Tehran's efforts to join mainstream international organizations. Peace in our time. Iran has suspended enrichment-related activities during those talks, which both sides have said were difficult, but insists the freeze will be brief. Washington accuses Tehran of covertly trying to build a nuclear bomb, which Iran denies. Rowhani suggested that if EU negotiators succumb to U.S. pressure for a harder line, the negotiations will fail. Europe's prowess as an intermediary in international crises will suffer, he said. "If there is no U.S. pressure, we will reach Bush has recently expressed support for the European efforts. But documents circulated among board members of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency last week indicated Washington would try to increase pressure on Tehran by the next agency board meeting in June should the European talks fail. Tick tock.... The mullahs are signing their own death warrant with this insane stand. Good riddance. |
| Posted by:JerseyMike |
| #3 Just marking time till Syria is finished. We all know who's next, no matter what they say. Crappin' in their pants, I bet, as they watch Baby Doc fold like a house o' cards. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-05 8:21:00 PM |
| #2 So, all that negotiating and this is the end result? Pretty useful exercise........in futility. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-05 6:26:12 PM |
| #1 Does anyone really think they stopped enrichment? Personally I don't. Remember its A-OK to lie to infidels under Islam. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-03-05 5:07:06 PM |