I’m beginning to wonder if the Israeli military exercises recently have changed the Iranians mind about their nuclear program. Take a look:
Any military attack on Iran would have a "catastrophic" effect on the Middle East, a Russian foreign ministry official said Wednesday after reports that Israel might launch such an attack.
"All this is very dangerous. If force is used it will be catastrophic for the whole Middle East," the official told journalists on condition of anonymity.
The official also said Iran was "ready to look seriously at proposals" presented on June 14 by six world powers aimed at getting the Islamic republic to suspend uranium enrichment. He called Iran's attitude a "positive signal."
And they’re even considering us having a pseudo-embassy in their country again??
Iran's foreign minister has said his government might consider the American idea of opening a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Tehran -- comments coming amid possible progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
"Contacts between Iranians and the American people will be a useful step for better understanding of the two nations," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.
Mottaki spoke to reporters Tuesday in New York, where he was attending a U.N. meeting.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has approved studying the idea of putting U.S. diplomats in an "interests section" that would be hosted by a third party's embassy in Iran's capital. However, State Department officials note that the idea is very preliminary and not anywhere near fruition.
I’m perfectly fine with sitting down with them, but they need to understand that time is indeed running out. With the rhetoric coming from them heating up, sooner or later, someone’s going to have to blink. They’d like to think that we will because we’re fighting on two fronts, but they don’t know the US.
Travis
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