Saturday, November 03, 2007

Seyyed terms uranium enrichment abroad "unacceptable"

'Any proposal to pursue the enrichment process outside Iran is meaningless and if such proposals were aimed at stopping enrichment on Iranian soil, then they would be totally unacceptable,' deputy chief nuclear negotiator Javad Vaeidi was quoted by Fars news agency as saying.Vaeidi was referring to an interview by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal with the Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) in which he said that the Persian Gulf states would be ready to form a consortium for providing enriched uranium to Iran and hence avoiding escalation of the international crisis over Iran's nuclear programme.
Tehran terms uranium enrichment abroad "unacceptable" (Roundup) - Middle East

Fact is that the Seyyeds want to escalate the situation.  That is their Holy manadate for the return of their Mahdi.  I mean, can you imagine Mahdi turning up and asking, "Why have you got that Saudi stuff here?"

Russia and China fall in line, just before the "flexibility" comment

Russia and China did not comment, and the agreement seemed at odds with weeks of public opposition, primarily by the Kremlin, to new sanctions against Iran.
Russia and China fall in line on Iran | Jerusalem Post

Why have the Russians and Chinese suddenly complied?  Or is it, that in two weeks time, Ayatollah ElBaradei will say that there has been some "flexibility", as was just expressed in the Chinese press below:

Wen said peaceful negotiation would be the best way to resolve the nuclear issue and he hoped that Iran could further demonstrate its flexibility, according to a press release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

China urges Iran to cooperate with IAEA


And then the Seyyeds would just carry on as normal.