Iran Nuclear Talks End Without Agreement

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Iran Nuclear Talks End Without Agreement

High-level international talks on Iran's nuclear program ended inconclusively today in Geneva, with European envoy Javier Solana telling reporters that Iran needed to give a more definitive answer within two weeks.

The meeting was significant because for the first time a U.S. diplomat, Undersecretary of State William J. Burns, joined other envoys in meeting with the top Iranian nuclear negotiator. U.S. officials had said the shift in Bush administration policy was intended to help lead to a breakthrough in the impasse over the Iranian program, but if Iran failed to respond positively, it only would unify the international coalition dealing with Iran.

"It was a constructive meeting, but still we didn't get the answer to our questions," Solana said at a news conference. "We hope very much we get the answer and we hope it will be done in a couple of weeks."

Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili described the talks as "constructive and progressing," adding that "on the manner of continuing the negotiations we have understood better our mutual positions."

Iran has adamantly denied it embarked on a nuclear program -- which it hid for 18 years -- to develop fuel for weapons, arguing it is legally enriching uranium to generate electricity. The U.N. Security Council has passed four resolutions demanding that Iran halt uranium enrichment, and a coalition made up of the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany has offered Iran a package of economic, political and security incentives if it agreed to the suspension and began negotiations on constraints on its nuclear work.

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[Jim]

quick, everybody act surprized !

[Lacarnut]

Iran better get their shit together because if Obama wins in Nov., Israel  with or without help from the US will take their nuke facilities out prior to Obama becoming Prez.

[Jim]

Iran better get their shit together because if Obama wins in Nov., Israel  with or without help from the US will take their nuke facilities out prior to Obama becoming Prez.

Probably right.  Even if they wait till after January, it'll be the Pentagon they'll be talking to first, not the Oval Office.

[Chris_]

And then only as a professional courtesy.  Not as though they were actually looking for support or input.

[Jim]

And then only as a professional courtesy.  Not as though they were actually looking for support or input.

Actually I would assume they would be swapping intel and support that there would be no interference irrespective of any histrionics from 1600 Penna