Iran suspends uran enrichment

[biostud]

BBC

Iran has reportedly agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as part of a deal with the EU aimed at resolving the dispute over its nuclear programme.

Diplomats told news agencies Tehran had sent a letter of acceptance to the United Nation's nuclear watchdog.

The EU has offered Iran a trade deal and a chance to buy nuclear fuel in exchange for the suspension of its uranium enrichment activities.

Iran insists its nuclear programme is purely for civilian use.

But Washington has accused Iran of wanting to develop nuclear arms.

Successful uranium enrichment could be seen as a key stage in the development of weapons-grade nuclear material.

The EU states have urged Iran to halt plans to enrich more than 30 metric tons of uranium - in line with a resolution passed by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in September.

There has been no official confirmation of Tehran's response as yet.

The IAEA has warned that if Iran fails to agree by 25 November, it may take the matter to the Security Council, which has the power to impose economic sanctions.

 

[Kadarin]

Heh.. "has reportedly agreed to suspend" != "stops"

There is no reason whatsoever to trust their intentions.

 

[Rainsford]

Those damn Europeans can't solve anything. They're just making the problem worse. Wait, what?

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Heh.. "has reportedly agreed to suspend" != "stops"

There is no reason whatsoever to trust their intentions.

Time will tell. Immediatly responding with "well, THAT will never work" is kind of premature, don't you think?

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Heh.. "has reportedly agreed to suspend" != "stops"

There is no reason whatsoever to trust their intentions.

Innocent until proven guilty?

But otherwise "suspends" as in the original article is more precise than "stops".

 

[klah]

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb...orthkorea/nuclear.html

After extended negotiation, North Korea and the United States entered into the "Agreed Framework" on Oct. 21, 1994. Under the deal, North Korea would suspend all work at the Yongbyon complex, end all efforts to enrich plutonium for weapons and open its facilities to international oversight.
...
For more than three years, the North Koreans worked quietly on their uranium project
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The Clinton administration apparently learned of the secret program in late 1998 or early 1999, and by March 2000, President Clinton informed Congress he could no longer certify that "North Korea is not seeking to develop or acquire the capability to enrich uranium."
...
In October 2002, Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly confronted officials in Pyongyang with U.S. evidence of the uranium project. North Korea admitted it was pursuing the program, and in December 2002 the Central Intelligence Agency reported North Korea could develop an atomic weapon by 2004.

So we are reviving the same strategy for Iran? Bribe them for 8 years and pray they are honest?

 

[cmdavid]

U.N. OKs Iran Deal to Suspend Enrichment

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: biostud666

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Heh.. "has reportedly agreed to suspend" != "stops"

There is no reason whatsoever to trust their intentions.

Innocent until proven guilty?

But otherwise "suspends" as in the original article is more precise than "stops".

Nah -ah, bombed until planted evidence!

'tis the American way!

 

[Falloutboy]

well guess this means they already got enough bombs for now

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

"Drat! John 'Global Test' Kerry wasn't elected. Guess we won't be getting away with this afterall."

- Iran