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Iran Balks at UN Plan on Nukes

Now wants to buy fuel, not ship uranium to Russia for enrichment

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(AP) – State TV says Iran wants to buy nuclear fuel it needs for a research reactor rather than accept the UN deal negotiated earlier this week, in which much of Iran's uranium would be shipped to Russia for further enrichment. The response will come as a disappointment to the US, Russia, and France, all of whom endorsed the UN plan today as a way of steering Tehran away from nuclear weapons. No sign yet on how the world powers will react.

 

Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, left, speaks to media Wednesday.
Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, left, speaks to media Wednesday.   (Hans Punz)
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei speaks to the media in Vienna on Wednesday.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei speaks to the media in Vienna on Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh.
Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh.   (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
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alkaseltzersammich
Oct 23, 09 9:37 AM CDT
Iran is really asking for it. Should we give em the business? Reply
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BoZo
Oct 23, 09 10:21 AM CDT
If by business you mean tactical nuclear warheads, then yes.
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davjc09
Oct 23, 09 9:57 AM CDT
I really don't see this ending well for any of the parties involved. Diplomacy isn't working. Sanctions don't hurt anyone but the people of the country. No one wants to go to war. What's left? Appeasement? Reply
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ianakamel
Oct 23, 09 10:16 AM CDT
Uh, Israel wouldn't mind blowing some shit up... I was all for diplomacy, but then I found out that these two-faced liars (1) didn't want to play ball, (2) hid at least one military, nuclear facility from the rest of the world, (3) brutely kills its own citizens, and (4) continues to call for Israel's destruction. The precision military option should now be, front and center, on that proverbial table. Give them one more chance, and if they balk, let em' rip.
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ultramarine13
Oct 23, 09 12:58 PM CDT
Although the military option is most definitely on the table, it needs to be exercised with caution. If we go it alone yet again, we would alienate Russia and especially China. Considering the realities of the world, that is something we cannot do. Yet I suspect Russia and China are growing tired of Iran's petulant child act, and will start ramping up the pressure on Tehran before long.
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