Sunday, 1 November 2009

What of Washington's 'silence' on Iran's 'counterproposal' ?




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Melman in Haaretz, here

"Washington is expected to continue to engage Tehran toward a deal on Iran's nuclear program, according to both government sources and American sources accompanying U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her lightning visit to Israel Saturday.
The sources based their expectation on Washington's official silence following Iran's response Thursday to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The response was not made public and conflicting reports have been coming out of Iran.
Last Thursday, IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei said he had received a preliminary response to the proposal, but on Friday Tehran said it had not yet given its response....
The United States and the European Union have responded neither to the lateness of Tehran's reply nor to its ambiguity, and have yet to demand clarification. The lack of response seems to stem from the realization that Russia and China will not join the United States and Europe if the latter seek greater sanctions against Iran."

Posted by G, Z, or B at 1:30 AM

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