Posted on 24/08/06
Iran's strategy of delay
Iran's leaders are a confident bunch these days, so it should come as no surprise that they are still gleefully thumbing their noses at the rest of the world over the nuclear issue. The United Nations Security Council set a deadline of Aug. 31 for Tehran to suspend all activities related to the enrichment and reprocessing of uranium. The ultimatum came with a package of incentives designed to meet Iran's security concerns, provide significant economic benefits and enable the government to achieve its professed goal of developing nuclear power for peaceful energy purposes. The deal would include a light-water reactor powered by uranium enriched in Russia.
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