Iran offers no surprise
Posted on August 22nd, 2006 by ecthompson
WaPo has itIran offered yesterday to enter into immediate and “serious” negotiations on a broad range of issues with the Bush administration and its European allies but refused to abide by a U.N. Security Council demand that it suspend work at its nuclear facilities by the end of the month.
Tehran’s proposal came in response to an offer in June by the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China for talks on the country’s nuclear program, and the possibility of future cooperation, if the Islamic republic would first agree to suspend its uranium enrichment work.
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There is no surprise here. Iran could make no other decision without losing face. Bush has the next move. I don’t think that he was too good at chess.
