West ponders a last chance for Tehran
VIENNA: Western nations are considering making one last try to get Iran to suspend uranium enrichment activities that could be used to make nuclear weapons, although the US has its hands tied until the November 2 presidential election, diplomats said yesterday.
"There is indeed the idea from the G8 to make a last try on Iran," ahead of a November 25 meeting of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency at which a deadline falls for Iran to suspend enrichment and answer all questions about its nuclear ambitions, a diplomat close to the IAEA said.
The diplomat said there could be "a package" offer, which might include giving Iran access to imported nuclear fuel, but that Iran would in return have to totally suspend its own work on the nuclear fuel cycle.
In Iran, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi called on the European Union yesterday to come up with proposals that could end the stand-off between Tehran and IAEA but repeated the country's refusal to give up sensitive fuel cycle work.
"The Europeans have not respected their commitment, and it is time that they took a step and presented proposals that respect our legitimate right to use civilian nuclear technology."
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Perhaps we are being baited into attacking these sites in Iran in order to provide justification for their planned spectacular terrorist assault.