Friday, May 06, 2005

Friday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 5.6.2005:

Iran Ready to Accelerate Nuclear Activities

AFX UK Focus:
Iran is ready to accelerate its nuclear activities if agreement is not reached quickly with the European Union over the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear programme, a chief negotiator said Friday.

"A long-term suspension or an end (to uranium enrichment) is stupid, bad and irrational," Syrus Nasseri was quoted as saying by student news agency ISNA. ...
If negotiators from Britain, France and Germany "use threats, the response in terms of threats is perfectly ready", said Nasseri.

"If we see that an agreement with the European three is not possible, we will accelerate our (nuclear) activities." ... READ MORE
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