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If Iran fails to accept this, then the only logical path left is, to say Iran seeks the bomb, and nothing else.
Published: Feb. 21, 2013 at 3:00 AM
LONDON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Six world powers plan to make a "serious offer" to Iran during talks on resolving disputes about its nuclear energy program, a Western diplomat said.
The offer, to be made in Kazakhstan Tuesday, is expected to have what the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany -- known as the P5-plus-1 -- consider "significant new elements," the diplomat told reporters in London on condition of anonymity.
"We will take an offer with us which we believe to be a substantial and serious offer," the diplomat said, offering no details.
CNN cited Western officials as saying the delegates plan to offer eased sanctions currently preventing trade with Iran in gold and other precious metals, if Iran shuts down its underground Fordo uranium-enrichment plant south of Tehran, near the holy city of Qom.
The delegates would also say Iran must get rid of its stockpile of uranium enriched to 20 percent purity, the officials said.
Twenty-percent enrichment puts Iran a few technical steps away from weapons-grade uranium.
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Originally posted by undertheraydar
reply to post by DarknStormy
They will if the West unleashes on them. I am not for WWIII but if countries like North Korea and Iran keep pushing the envelope it will happen and it is better for it to happen before they have nulcear capabilities. They are both rogue nations with nothing but ill intentions in mind. And as many others on here have stated before they will be back to the stone age when all is said and done.
Originally posted by undertheraydar
reply to post by DarknStormy
They will if the West unleashes on them. I am not for WWIII but if countries like North Korea and Iran keep pushing the envelope it will happen and it is better for it to happen before they have nulcear capabilities. They are both rogue nations with nothing but ill intentions in mind. And as many others on here have stated before they will be back to the stone age when all is said and done.
Originally posted by DarknStormy
Sometimes I think whether Iran have nukes or not they should just come out and say they have one.. Not because they are a threat to the world, because it would certainly make Israel and the West think twice about taking any action against them.
if it looks like a duck quakes like a duck , walks like a duck then it has to be a duck. and this is looking like a Un duck to me.
The relations between Iran and the DPRK have been enhanced in the past years and the DPRK emphasizes the expansion of all-out ties with the Islamic republic, said the DPRK leader.
On Saturday, IRNA reported that Iran and the DPRK signed a document on expansion of mutual cooperation in scientific, academic and technological know-how.
The document covers various issues such as conducting research studies, exchanging university students and researchers, setting up joint laboratories, sabbatical studies, exchanging technology of information, energy, environment, sustainable development, agriculture and food stuff, said IRNA.
The document was signed between Iran's Science and Technology Minister, Kamran Daneshjoo and the DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun in the presence of Ahmadinejad and Kim.
Kim attended the NAM summit held on Aug. 30-31 in Tehran and presented a speech.
In his remarks on Thursday, the DPRK leader criticized the recent joint military exercise of the United States and South Korea in the Korean Peninsula, saying the exercise pushes the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war.
West Trying to Kill Two Birds with One Stone in Tehran Talks
Source: Iranian Diplomacy (IRD) - translated by Iran Review
If you just glanced over the above, then here is the real juice of the article
Iran and IAEA Go Separate Ways as Agreement Seems Close: Interview with Hassan Beheshtipour from the linkA: Basically, the word “failure” is not fit to describe the outcome of Iran's talks with the IAEA. Negotiations need time. It is true that eight rounds of talks have been already held, but only three last meetings were serious and discussions were held within a well-defined framework. Therefore, there is still hope that an agreement may be reached in the forthcoming meetings. Of course, it is also possible that the other party [the IAEA] may have appeared obstinate because they did not want Iran to go to the negotiations with the P5+1 in [Kazakh city of] Almaty with its hands full. If Iran had reached an agreement with the IAEA, its hands would have been full when it entered into negotiations with the P5+1 group on February 26, 2013. If Iran reaches an agreement with the P5+1, it would be more probable to forge a deal with the IAEA as well. The Reuters news agency recently reported that the Western side is planning to propose in the next round of talks with Iran that if Tehran agreed to close down its nuclear site in Fordow, they would lift sanctions on the delivery of precious metals to Iran. If this report were true, it would be very disappointing indeed.
Q: You mean imposing sanctions on trading precious metals with Iran will in no way change the Islamic Republic’s situation?
A: The Western side had already come up with three demands. However, those three demands have been currently reduced to one which is shutdown of Iran's nuclear activities at Fordow nuclear site. Since Iran is currently enriching uranium to 20-percent level at Fordow, when they talk about closing down Fordow, they actually mean to achieve their primary goal, which is suspension of 20-percent enrichment in the country. This would happen [in case Fordow is closed down] unless part of Natanz nuclear facility is once more dedicated to enriching uranium to 20-percent level. Secondly, the issue of swapping Iran's enriched uranium in order to convert it into nuclear fuel plates is actually out of the question now. Therefore, there is no legal ground for closing down Fordow and this is asking too much from Iran. Fordow works under the supervision of the IAEA and the Agency has eyes in that facility day and night. As a result, [I must reiterate that] there is no legal reason for Iran to close down Fordow facility. However, to prove its goodwill, Iran can only conduct 5-percent enrichment in that facility.
What the Western countries promise Iran in return for closing down of Fordow is not remarkable. The sanctions which they promise to lift [if Fordow is closed] are, in fact, the same sanctions which entered into force on February 4, 2013. What kind of logic is this? They do not respect the principle of proportionality between points which are given and taken by the two sides. Such positions prove that they do not want negotiations to reach a solid result.
Q: One of the issues discussed before the IAEA inspectors flew to Iran was the installation of new centrifuges at Natanz facility. How different is the efficiency of the new centrifuges from their predecessors and why they have aroused sensitivity of the European countries?
A: When Iran observes that they are bent on pursuing the past policy of pressure and negotiations, it reaches the conclusion that it would be more expedient if it revealed its progresses. The Western countries keep escalating the level and scope of sanctions against Iran. Then, when it comes to negotiations, they take the same sanctions as basis for political bargaining and use them as leverage to put pressure on Iran. The Islamic Republic, in return, has no choice, but to boost its bargaining power in a different way by increasing the number of centrifuges it is operating or elevating the quality of their operations.
The efficiency of the third-generation centrifuges is two to three times that of the first- and second-generation centrifuges. By doing so, Iran is actually increasing the speed of uranium enrichment on its soil. This will, in turn, boost the country’s bargaining power. This policy is pursued by Tehran in the face of the policy that they [Western negotiators] have adopted. If they want a real change in the situation, they have to change their policy and should also remember that Iran's measures are by no means against the rules of international law.
do you get that? the plant is producing 20% but in good faith it is only producing 5% here is what he said about 20%
Since Iran is currently enriching uranium to 20-percent level at Fordow, when they talk about closing down Fordow, they actually mean to achieve their primary goal, which is suspension of 20-percent enrichment in the country. This would happen [in case Fordow is closed down] unless part of Natanz nuclear facility is once more dedicated to enriching uranium to 20-percent level. Secondly, the issue of swapping Iran's enriched uranium in order to convert it into nuclear fuel plates is actually out of the question now. Therefore, there is no legal ground for closing down Fordow and this is asking too much from Iran. Fordow works under the supervision of the IAEA and the Agency has eyes in that facility day and night. As a result, [I must reiterate that] there is no legal reason for Iran to close down Fordow facility. However, to prove its goodwill, Iran can only conduct 5-percent enrichment in that facility.
the he goes on to say 5%
they actually mean to achieve their primary goal, which is suspension of 20-percent enrichment in the country. This would happen [in case Fordow is closed down] unless part of Natanz nuclear facility is once more dedicated to enriching uranium to 20-percent level. Secondly, the issue of swapping Iran's enriched uranium in order to convert it into nuclear fuel plates is actually out of the question now. Therefore, there is no legal ground for closing down Fordow and this is asking too much from Iran.
can not have it both ways it is either producing 20% which would cause them problems or it is producing 5% in that case, why all the fuss of trying to close it down. got to love how they stumble over their own words. remove boot, add salt in cert foot in mouth.
Fordow works under the supervision of the IAEA and the Agency has eyes in that facility day and night. As a result, [I must reiterate that] there is no legal reason for Iran to close down Fordow facility. However, to prove its goodwill, Iran can only conduct 5-percent enrichment in that facility.
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Inspectors Find Major Iran Nuclear Move Ahead of Talks
By Dashiell Bennett | The Atlantic Wire – 14 hrs ago
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A week after being sent home from Tehran empty-handed, U.N. nuclear inspectors have revealed that Iran has being installing new centrifuges at their main nuclear plant, a clear act of defiance ahead of an upcoming round of talks. The Internal Atomic Energy Agency's lead investigators went to Iran last week to try gain access to the country's largest nuclear facility, but were rebuffed at every turn. IAEA head Herman Nackaerts complained about the lack of cooperation from Iran's nuclear agency, specifically their refusal to let inspections see the Parchin military facility. His report on this latest visit reveals it's actually the Natanz plant that is being upgrade with 180 new centrifuge machines, which would greatly increase Iran's ability to enrich uranium to a point where it can be weaponized.
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The new report actually comes just a few days before new six-party talks are set to begin, with Russia, China, and the United States all participating in the negotiations with Iranian officials. Expanding your uranium enrichment capability right before they arrives will help matters much, but at least now they'll have something to talk about.
So it seems the 5+1 talks are a waist of time Iran is set on the Nuke
Iran has 'all the ingredients necessary' to make a nuclear weapon
Iran has "all the ingredients necessary" to make a nuclear weapon but is holding off production to stave off military action, Israeli security advisers said on Monday.
so there you have it no 24/7 on site inspectors but they do go there from time to time
(Update 01/30) The International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN agency tasked with inspecting and reporting on Iran's nuclear programs, issued a statement today that it also has no indication of an explosion at Fordo.
After all the Monday speculation The Jerusalem Post reports today that the IAEA "suggested" it had been to Fordow since the most recent reports of an explosion and that all was quiet.
From The Jerusalem Post:
IAEA inspectors regularly visit Iranian nuclear sites, including the one at Fordow, and the UN agency suggested in its comment that they had been at the site after the reports in some Israeli and Western media of an explosion there.
"We understand that Iran has denied that there has been an incident at Fordow. This is consistent with our observations," IAEA spokeswoman Gill Tudor said.
The Post goes on to say that the remarks are unusual from the IAEA, which has yet to post the comment to their site. The Associated Press says Tudor made the remark to them January 29 and that his information comes from inspectors at Fordow.
From the AP:
International Atomic Energy Agency spokeswoman Gill Tudor told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Iran’s denial of “an incident” at the Fordo uranium enrichment plant is “consistent with our observations ...
A diplomat familiar with the issue told AP that the IAEA’s information came directly from IAEA inspectors at Fordo. He demanded anonymity because he was not authorized to comment.
That would appear to put the debate to rest.
Originally posted by lnfideI
They will not accept anything.
No matter what we offer or concede.
For anyone who does not understand this, you don't understand the Iranian leaderships religious mentality when it comes to Armageddon.
Khamenei has been heard to say that the coming of the last Islamic Messiah, the Shiites’ 12th Imam Mahdi, is near and that specific actions need to be taken to protect the Islamic regime for upcoming events.
Mahdi, according to Shiite belief, will reappear at the time of Armageddon.
Nuts, hate filled zealots, who will take the world down if they are allowed to. Pound them now. Hard.
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