Russia, Iran reach partial agreement on uranium enrichment.

RIA Novosti ^ | 28/ 01/ 2006

[Mazepa]

TEHRAN, January 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and Iran have reached agreement on certain points of Russia's proposal to form a joint venture to enrich uranium on Russian territory for Iran's nuclear energy program, the Iranian foreign minister said Saturday.

"Russia's plan is at a stage of serious consideration, and negotiations on it are ongoing. Agreement between Tehran and Moscow has already been reached on certain points of Russia's proposals, in particular on increasing the number of participants in the project," Manouchehr Mottaki said.

The countries have not yet discussed proposals on the location of the uranium enrichment program.

The Iranian foreign minister said there was no reason to refer Iran's nuclear file to the UN Security Council.

"If at the upcoming meeting of the IAEA heads a decision is reached on referring Iran's nuclear file to the UN Security Council, the government of the Islamic Republic, in accordance with a parliamentary resolution, will be forced to end its voluntary cooperation with the IAEA," Mottaki said.

Russia, which is building an $800-million power plant in Iran, has defended the country's right to nuclear energy, but expressed its "disappointment" with Tehran's decision earlier in January to end a two-year moratorium on nuclear research and resume activity at its nuclear facilities.

Some countries, led by the U.S., suspect Tehran of pursuing a secret weapons program and have been pushing the referral of the Iranian nuclear file to the UN Security Council, which has the power to impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic if it is found to have been in breach of its international commitments. Iran has consistently stated that it only wants nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

In a move seen as compromise to diffuse tensions around the situation, Moscow has offered to conduct uranium enrichment for Iran on Russian territory, a proposal which Ali Larijani, the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, has welcomed.

[golfisnr1]

You got that right.

[trek]

Let's not be hasty. Maybe we can have a reciprocal agreement permitting the United States and Israel to conduct nuclear weapons "tests" on Iranian soil. Say on their military and other governmental facilities. I would not be opposed to that.

[bigjoesaddle]

I have a pic scanned, do I need to put it on a host page? Can I do this myself, or does anyone have a page so I can email the pic to them? I have been hunting for this pic on the internet for a long time and just scanned it from an old magazine myself. HELP!!!

[bigjoesaddle]

I have a pic scanned, do I need to put it on a host page? Can I do this myself, or does anyone have a page so I can email the pic to them? I have been hunting for this pic on the internet for a long time and just scanned it from an old magazine myself. HELP!!!

[Flavius Josephus]

You do need a host page. I use Photobucket.com .

[Flavius Josephus]

Any result that doesn't include regime change, i.e., the mad mullahs and Ahmedinejad stepping down and getting out of dodge, are unacceptable.

[Asclepius]

In a move seen as compromise to diffuse tensions around the situation, Moscow has offered to conduct uranium enrichment for Iran on Russian territory, a proposal which Ali Larijani, the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, has welcomed.

Were I a Western policy elite I would welcome it too. To transport radioactive materials across frontiers opens up many possibilities for monitoring, tracing, tracking, satellite surviellence, and the targeting of facilities with precision guided munitions. You can hide and harden remote facilities, but the transportation networks that service them pose more difficult sorts of questions.

What if the mullahs have buried their nuclear research and development facilities beneath populous cities or sensitive cultural sites (e.g. Qom)?--were I attempting to thwart a preemptive strike, I would do precisely that to raise the political costs of any attack. Would the pentagon or our state department be willing to vaporize 10, or a 100 thousand Iranians, or a holy site that could inflame muslim passions for 10 thousand years?--yeah, well, probably not. We may have to accomodate ourselves to mullahs with nuclear weapons. This may work in our favour in the long run. Were we faced with a genuine Islamic threat--as opposed to terror strikes and suicide attacks--perhaps we could finally develop the political will to fight it.

[Echo Talon]

We drag this out at our own peril. Iran, is NOT going to stop thier goals of possessing a nuclear weapon, and if Russia wants to give them enriched uranium im sure they will take it.

[Echo Talon]

tinypic.com you dont have to register or anthing.

[bigjoesaddle]

thank you Flavius, here's the pic, though it has nothing to do with this thread

[John Lenin]

Stall tactic.

[carl in alaska]

Yes, agreements with Russia don't mean anything by themselves. The real issue will arise later, and that issue is whether the Iranians will allow inspections of their nuclear facilities anywhere at any time. I expect them to refuse to allow such inspections, after which this confrontation will escalate further later this year.

[Mazepa]

Sorry bro, no idea how to help you.

[Thunder90]

Looks like the Islamonazis and the Communists are plotting again.

[stm]

Now there's an idea you can sink your teeth in!

I am afraid the sides are being chosen for the last chapter of this earth.

[Nita Nupress]

Just in case someone forgets the history behind all this...

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Despite Secret '95 Pact by Gore, Russian Arms Sales to Iran Go On ^

Posted by JohnHuang2 On News/Activism ^ 10/12/2000 11:08:10 PM CDT New York Times ^ | Friday, October 13, 2000 | By JOHN M. BRODER ASHINGTON, Oct. 12 — In June 1995, Vice President Al Gore signed a secret agreement with Viktor S. Chernomyrdin, then the Russian prime minister, calling for an end to all Russian sales of conventional weapons to Iran by the end of 1999. But the deadline passed with no sign of a halt to such sales, despite repeated complaints late last year and this year to senior Russian officials by Mr. Gore, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott. Moscow continues to be a significant supplier of conventional arms to Tehran despite the Gore-Chernomyrdin ...

 

Senator Says Gore Broke Law Regarding Russian Arms Sales to Iran ^

Posted by HAL9000
On News/Activism ^ 10/25/2000 8:14:28 PM CDT
c.2000 Newhouse News Service ^ | Oct. 25, 2000 | 6:53 p.m. | JIM BARNETT
WASHINGTON -- With 13 days left in a neck-and-neck presidential race, Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., raised partisan tensions Wednesday when he accused Vice President Al Gore of breaking U.S. law by letting Russia sell arms to Iran. ``We regret that it is at the height of a political season, (but) there are national interests at stake here that are greater than political interests,'' Smith said after chairing a hearing of the Foreign Relations Committee. At issue is a secret agreement signed in 1995 by Gore, now the Democratic nominee for president, that allows Russia to fulfill existing arms contracts ...

 

Investigation finds that gore may have helped russia sell weapons to Iran! ^

Posted by Zachary1985
On News/Activism ^ 10/25/2000 11:05:32 PM CDT
CNN
NO joke folks. Cnn allpolitics reported that Gore, while serving on the gore chernomyrdin commision may have approved russias sell of arms to Iran. I dont know the exact study, because cnn gave it about a ten second spot. If CNN says something bad about gore it must be true.

 

Gore Continues To Mislead About Secret Deal Regarding Russian Arms Sales To Iran ^

Posted by PhiKapMom On News/Activism ^ 10/27/2000 8:27:21 PM CDT Bush - Cheney 2000! ^ | November 26, 2000 | Bush - Cheney News Release Friday, October 27, 2000 Gore Continues To Mislead About Secret Deal Regarding Russian Arms Sales To Iran Austin - Yesterday, Al Gore asserted that his 1995 secret agreement with Russia “stopped any new arms sales for the last five years” and “stopped the reaching of any new agreements between Russia and Iran.” But Gore’s assertion is contradicted by a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report that indicates that from 1996 to 1999, new arms transfer agreements between Russia and Iran totaled $200 million. “Al Gore still owes the American people an explanation about his role in the secret agreement between ...

 

'Gore Failed To Use Clout With Russians Over Iranian Arms Sales' ^

	Posted by kattracks On News/Activism ^ 10/31/2000 3:14:34 PM CST CNSNews.com ^ | 10/31/00 | Patrick Goodenough, CNS London Bureau Chief London (CNSNews.com) - Efforts by the Clinton-Gore administration to persuade the Russians to stop arming Iran in 1996-97 were widely regarded in the Israeli military establishment as "too much carrot, not enough stick," CNSNews.com was told Tuesday.Well-placed Israeli officials, who did not want to be identified, recalled a period during the Binyamin Netanyahu administration when "a dozen" meetings with U.S. officials had discussed Israel's concerns about Russian "leakage" of military technology to Tehran.The Russians, perceiving a "fickle" American approach, had continued their "defiant" cooperation with Iran, confident their relations with - and financial aid from - the U.S. would not ... Gore signed a secret deal with Russia allowing them to sell military armament to Iran ^
	Posted by TruthNtegrity On News/Activism ^ 11/03/2000 6:02:48 PM CST The Washington Times ^ | October 27,2000 | Bill Gertz October 27, 2000 Congress denied details on Gore deal By Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Clinton administration is continuing to withhold from Congress details of Vice President Al Gore's secret deals with Russia despite appeals made during closed-door briefings for members of Congress. Senators yesterday were denied access to a secret list of Russian arms the administration allowed Moscow to send Iran without incurring U.S. sanctions, as agreed to in a secret deal, according to a letter from a group of senior Republicans. During a House briefing yesterday, members were denied access to two secret letters - one from ... Flash Back: Al Gore's Irangate-Secret Pact With Russia-October 30, 2000 ^
	Posted by mass55th On News/Activism ^ 09/24/2002 9:12:18 AM CDT The Washington Times | October 30, 2000 | Commentary/Editorials The State Department and some lawmakers are waxing indignant about newspaper disclosures of a secret 1995 deal between Vice President Al Gore and then-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. After the newspaper reports were published, the State Department acknowledged this week that Mr. Gore assured Russia that the United States would not sanction the Kremlin for Russian arm sales to Iran, if they stopped by 1999. But rather than acknowledge the adverse impact this underhanded arrangement could have on national security, the State Department and legislators have lashed out at the newspapers that disclosed the Gore-Chernomyrdin arrangement. "I hope this is...

RUSSIA SAYS IRAN MOVING TOWARD NUKES ^
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Another Thing Gore Forgot to Mention (Gore's Secret Deal With Russia to Sell Weapons to Iran) ^
	Posted by areafiftyone On Bloggers & Personal ^ 01/18/2006 12:57:23 PM CST Chron Watch ^ | 1/18/06 | Daniel McKivergan I have no idea why Clinton sent Gore to Moscow to dabble in foreign policy, he used to give Woolsey headaches everytime he headed over there because Woolsey would have to face the music and try to explain the mess to the different congressional committees. Here is a gem that I hadn't heard of. Did Al Gore Mention the Secret Deal He Cut with Moscow that Emboldened "Sales of Missile and Nuclear Technology to Iran" during his Diatribe Against the President Today? Al Gore is back in the news attacking President Bush's counterterrorist policies. But perhaps Gore's actions as...

 

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