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Iran suspends uranium enrichment
The Guardian UK ^ | Sunday, 11-04-2012 | Josh Layton

Posted on 11/03/2012 8:34:59 PM PDT by Abiotic

Iran has suspended the enrichment of uranium stockpiles to the 20% purity needed to bring it a short step from building a nuclear device, news services in the region have reported.

Mohammad Hossein Asfari, a member of parliament responsible for foreign policy and national security, was quoted as saying that the move was a "goodwill" gesture, aimed at softening Iran's position before a new round of scheduled talks with the United States after this week's presidential elections.

Asfari said he hoped sanctions would be lifted in return for Iran's actions, otherwise it would resume the programme, according to a website belonging to the Al Arabiya news channel. Talks aimed at halting Iran's enrichment programme have made little progress, leading to the west tightening sanctions and increasing the prospect of military action by Israel.

The Islamic republic's economy has plummeted in the grip of punitive economic measures and Tehran indicated earlier this month that it would be willing to negotiate. However, the offer to suspend enrichment required so many concessions that it was dismissed by the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: elbaradeisbomb; enrichment; iaeabomb; iran; iraniannuke; mullahsbomb; nuclear; nucleariran; qatar; uranium; valeriejarrett
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To: theDentist

Even without achieving bomb fission, they could make a very dirty bomb.


21 posted on 11/03/2012 8:41:28 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (cat dog, cat dog, alone in the world is a little cat dog)
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To: Abiotic

"If you believe this, I'll shave my head
and these plugs cost me a lot!"

22 posted on 11/03/2012 8:41:35 PM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: Abiotic

Hey! North Korea did the same thing.

Then they tested a small A-bomb...


23 posted on 11/03/2012 8:42:16 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (The pundits have forgotten the 2010 elections.)
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To: Abiotic

Wow....did the guardian pick this up via Facebook or twitter?


24 posted on 11/03/2012 8:42:36 PM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (We the People are coming!!)
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To: Abiotic

I will not be moved or suprised by ANY “news” I hear in the next 3 days.


25 posted on 11/03/2012 8:42:56 PM PDT by John 3_19-21 (Desperation leads to curious events)
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To: Abiotic

> Mohammad Hossein Asfari... was quoted as saying that the move was a “goodwill” gesture...

Right, a goodwill gesture aimed at Mohammad Obama.


27 posted on 11/03/2012 8:44:47 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Abiotic
"Iran has suspended the enrichment of uranium stockpiles to the 20% purity needed to bring it a short step from building a nuclear device, news services in the region have reported."


28 posted on 11/03/2012 8:45:27 PM PDT by Spunky (Those)
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To: Abiotic

Quit enriching huh? Did they tell ya that? LOL


29 posted on 11/03/2012 8:47:37 PM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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30 posted on 11/03/2012 8:50:35 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Abiotic

Ha ha. Obama promised him more flexibility after the election too.


31 posted on 11/03/2012 8:51:15 PM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: Spunky

Like button being pushed for that pic! LOL


32 posted on 11/03/2012 8:52:22 PM PDT by JouleZ (You are the company you keep.)
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To: Abiotic
I also believe it is bovine scatology

However, on the flip side . . . maybe this is called self preservation

Maybe they believe Mittens wins the election and undoubtedly will support his buddy Bibi.

This being the case, Bibi will then unleash all the force upon their land with the full blessing of the White House.

33 posted on 11/03/2012 8:53:34 PM PDT by saywhatagain
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To: Abiotic

Manchester Guardian lies again.


34 posted on 11/03/2012 8:59:01 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Abiotic

I believe them. They stopped enrichment at that particular facility and moved the operation elsewhere.


35 posted on 11/03/2012 9:00:22 PM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: Abiotic

Or so we are being told. No one has physically confirmed this yet, so who the hell knows how true it is.

And with Obama and his admin.....it’s probably just talk, because they are desperate to try anything to get more votes.

Ain’t gonna work, IMO. The Economy is a BIGGER issue for most, than the Iran issue, I think.


36 posted on 11/03/2012 9:00:22 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: Friendofgeorge
Ryder Truck will soon be backing up to WH, fumigators to follow It`s almost here


37 posted on 11/03/2012 9:00:25 PM PDT by granite (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left - Ecclest 10:2)
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To: Spunky

Exactly, “news services in the region” . . . the Tehran Times or IRNA or one of those. Was Pravda credible to the Manchester Guardian during the Cold War too?


38 posted on 11/03/2012 9:00:52 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Abiotic

Man, the Iranians must be terrified that Romney will win to try to pull something like this days before the election.

Hopefully most Americans will be too intelligent not to see through this ruse.


39 posted on 11/03/2012 9:04:29 PM PDT by FenwickBabbitt
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Yes, but a very dirty bomb will not incinerate everybody in Tel Aviv, or Manhattan, or DC. And that’s party of the problem: Too many people truly don’t believe that is what they want, and it IS what they want.


40 posted on 11/03/2012 9:07:11 PM PDT by theDentist (FUBO; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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