WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2008
U.S.: Iran Response On Nukes Unacceptable
Sanctions Against Tehran Believed More Likely Following Reply From Iran Regarding West's Incentives Offer
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The officials told The Associated Press that a brief one-page document Iran presented to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana is not, as had been sought, a definitive reply to the offer from major world powers to suspend uranium enrichment and reprocessing in exchange for economic and other benefits.
Instead, the officials said it was a restatement of Tehran's earlier insistence on the right to conduct peaceful nuclear activities and essentially a transcription of portions of recent telephone conversations to that effect between Solana and chief Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili.
One official familiar with the document described it as "more obfuscation and delay" and not a "real response" to the package, which was presented earlier this year by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because Solana's office has not yet characterized the Iranian reply.
The officials said the lack of a clear response meant that discussion of new sanctions against Iran could begin as early as Wednesday when senior diplomats from the six countries that made the offer will speak in a conference call to discuss the way ahead.
"We are looking for a clear, positive response from Iran and in the absence of that we're going to have no choice but to pursue further measures against them," said State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos.
The United States and others accuse Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under cover of a civilian atomic energy program. Iran denies the charge.
The EU diplomat said Solana had talked on the telephone with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, and more talks could be expected in the coming days.
The United States and its European allies fear Iran intends to use the technology to develop material for nuclear weapons under the cloak of a civilian nuclear power program. Iran denies that.
The U.N. Security Council has already adopted three sanctions resolutions against Iran. The United States, the European Union, and individual EU members have imposed their own financial measures against Iranian entities and individuals.
On July 19, the six nations - Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States - set an informal two-week deadline for Iran to either accept or reject the economic incentives in return for curbing its uranium enrichment.
On Sunday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said diplomacy was the only way out of the standoff and insisted he was serious about negotiations. Those comments came a day after he asserted his country would not give up its "nuclear rights," signaling that it would refuse demands to stop enriching uranium or at least not to expand its enrichment work.
Also Saturday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States would have no choice "but to begin again to prepare sanctions resolutions for the (U.N.) Security Council" if Iran did not halt the development of its enrichment program.
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See all 148 CommentsAhmadinejad has stated publically on several occasions they are not going to attack anyone and the Bush tribe has been baiting and challenging Ahmadinejad hoping he gets mad enough to attack us---if he doesn''t Bush will just make something up again.
Rove is the liar/planner---Cheney is the puppetier and Bush is they ever-ready puppet!
Unacceptable is not good! I don`t like the sound of that either!
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Come on!!! Given our standing in the world and Suskind''s book, how can we be effective here in the 5.5 months left in this administration?
Posted by BagdadsHere2 at 03:43 PM : Aug 05, 2008
More like: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran and it''s midnight!!!
Posted by GOP_forever at 03:42 PM : Aug 05, 2008
Was he having a coffee break when India and Pakistan developed theirs?
But suicide George is going to plunge us into WWIII. for no reason at all just like WMD in Irag.
Say HELLO to $300.00 barrel oil or $17.00 gal gas and cancel college because you''re going off to war!!!
Absolutely amazing there''s even one person on the planet that would vote more more of mcsame.
You know them, the ones that bombed us. go kiss them and hold their hands georgie.
Absolutely amazing there''''s even one person on the planet that would vote more more of mcsame.
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Posted by stevex47 at 03:58 PM : Aug 05, 2008
LOL...LOL again. Typical LIB.
When the other choice is Nobama, people will make the right decision.
No racism
No socialism
NOBAMA!
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Posted by stevex47
Well, count me in as well. I will be voting for McCain come November.
Socialism doesnt work. Obama will be defeated.
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Posted by obama441
Their giving them up one way or another. Either voluntarily, or by being forced into submission. Either way, they arent gonna have nukes.
That is, of course, unless YoMamma is elected. That''s one guaranteed way that Iran will have nukes....
I dont understand? What should I be waiting for?
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Posted by obama441
Your incoherent responses teeter on the brink of insanity. We are all now more stupid for having read them.....
This is more occupation and control threw the Neo Cons that hi jacked our nation. If you go to war with these people you cut your own throat.
Now that gas is coming down this has to change so war will do what bush wants for profits to the illegal US government and the Neo Cons that invest in oil.
Our days are numbered and you all better get ready for hell cause they will go to war and you will go to Marshall law and end up like a prisoner.
There wont be any food either and the fuel supply will be gone your money will mean nothing. It already happened to Africa it will happen here except this will have a profound effect on the world. GAME OVER
WarDog -- That''s a very "Code Pink" outlook you have there. You big dummy.....
Posted by obama441
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You mean we arent living under martial law now?
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Posted by donbl1
Not yet. If for some ungodly reason Obama is elected, that will be left for the following President to decide after Obama lets Iran get what they want.
Hey European do you love to talk eh...
Aug. 4, 2008 (LPAC)--One of the scenarios that *** Cheney put on the table in order to have an excuse to start a war with Iran, was to dress Navy Seals up as Iranians, send them off in fake Iranian boats, and have Americans shoot at them, to create a provocation for war. This was reported by New Yorker magazine columnist Seymour Hersh in a conversation at a Think Progress conference in July.
1/20/09 end of an error
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Posted by obama441
Well, gotta go you dummy democrats. After reading posts from Obama441, I feel woozy....almost like I''ve lost about 20 yrs of intellect just reading his gibberish....
Posted by GOP_forever at 03:42 PM : Aug 05, 2008
Then why do the communist Chinese, communist Russians, muslim Pakistan, hindu-muslim India,north koreans, and France have nuclear weapons amongst a few other countries?
"Otherwise, whatever it takes, get the Fed to raise the overnight rate to 4%, now--or forget the survival of the United States," LaRouche said
Be afraid folks, The Federal Reserve Chairman coupled with the crisis in Iran will finish off the United States of America within a very short period of time!
-Why would Tehran leave their rights to civilian nuclear technology of their own if it''s allowed them as per the United Nations watchdog IAEA charters and they are respecting it. Now what if our dear cheaters, liars and extorting administration stopped bullying and arm twisting the Europeans in order to come to a negotiable agreement with Iran, that would put less tenion over Oil price and make it head South for a relief on all Americans'' budget. Wouldn''t that help?
-Why would Tehran leave their rights to civilian nuclear technology of their own if it''s allowed them as per the United Nations watchdog IAEA charters and they are respecting it. Now what if our dear cheaters, liars and extorting administration stopped bullying and arm twisting the Europeans in order to come to a negotiable agreement with Iran, that would put less tenion over Oil price and make it head South for a relief on all Americans'' budget. Wouldn''t that help?
Considering that she refused Iran''s 2003 offer of giving up their nuclear program and stopped the other European nations from accepting it, she is looking more the fool as usual.
shrub isn''t interested in stopping Iran''s non-existing nuclear weapons program. He wants regime change, that is why she refused Iran''s offer in 2003.
Iran is going to just sit tight and do nothing to provoke military action and wait out dubya. Just like the democrats in congress. There won''t be any vote on offshore drilling, no energy package that dubya can claim victory on. He is going to go off into history as much a failure on this as on everything else he tried to do.
FYI: if Obama takes the office he won''t know what to do, he will flip-flop like a week ago when he said he doesn''t support offshore drilling and now he supports it.
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