Low expectations
The P 5+1 negotiators will be meeting with Iran in Geneva on Monday, but the expectations are quite low. “It’s mostly a get-to-know-you,” one diplomat said. Diplomats suggested a positive outcome of the two days of planned meetings between the so-called P5+1 group – the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, Germany -- and Iran would be agreement for the parties to meet again.Meanwhile the clock is ticking away on Iran's development of nuclear weapons. What could go wrong?
"Expectations about the talks in Geneva need to be realistic," said Andrew Parasiliti, executive director of the U.S. office of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "A breakthrough is probably unrealistic, unless Iran is either feeling the pressure of sanctions more than we know, or something is in the works that we don't know."
"At a minimum, the two sides might agree on a diplomatic process involving a work plan and working groups, which meet with some frequency and urgency," Parasiliti added.
Ahead of the talks, a top Iranian nuclear official boasted that Iran had started processing its domestic supply of uranium ore for enrichment for Iran’s nuclear energy program.
“The enemies and ill-wishers have always tried to create despair and disappointment among our youth, academicians, engineers and our nation, but today we witness the delivery of the first batch of yellow cake which is produced inside the country," Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s atomic energy organization, said at an Isfahan news conference Sunday broadcast on Iranian state television.
Obama administration officials downplayed Salehi’s claim as “not unexpected,” but said it further demonstrates why the international community is so concerned about Iran's intentions.
“This announcement is not unexpected as Iran has been trying to develop an indigenous program for years, given that the import of yellow cake is banned by U.N. Security Council resolutions,” National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer told POLITICO from Geneva Sunday.
Labels: Iranian nuclear program, nuclear weapons, P 5+1
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:33 PM
2 Comments:
Iran is laughing at the poor dhimmis. They can string them along until they can present them with a nuclear fait acccompli.
What could go wrong indeed
Don't worry, there is a plan B if the Iranians don't budge:
Israel must go back to the 67 borders!
Plan B if North Korean nuke tech development and exports escalate:
Israel must go back to the 67 borders!
Back ache, psoriasis or halitosis causing social embarrassment?
Israel must ....
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