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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Iran just buying time

J'lem "skeptical to the extreme" over Iranian claims it is prepared to make offer to major powers in talks on nuclear program.



 Although “skeptical in the extreme” that the current round would lead to any progress, Israeli officials were careful not to say that the talks were a mistake or counterproductive. “The Iranian strategy is clear: to draw out diplomacy and continue to engage, but in parallel to continue enriching uranium,” one official said. “They are engaged in a consistent strategy to draw out the talks. Their ultimate goal is to keep talking, and one day to surprise the world with nuclear tests.”


read the full story here:
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=304657


The American approach to the nuclear issue, which attempts to balance varying contradictory currents, has only created more confusion. Washington’s strategy toward Iran involves pursuing the following objectives: building maximum international pressure on Tehran while keeping military action a viable option should sanctions fail, preventing an impatient Israel from launching a unilateral strike on Iran, which would invariably draw in the United States, and sending amorphous signals to Tehran about the possibilities for a peaceful solution.
http://muftah.org/understanding-the-logic-of-irans-nuclear-program/

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