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Sunday, May 15, 2005

Iran Gives Europeans "Ultimatum"

You read that correct. According to the Persian Journal, Iranian mullahs are calling the shots.
A senior mullahs' regime official here Saturday called on the Europeans to abandon threats and continue negotiations with Tehran to iron out the differences over the country's nuclear energy program or else.

"Doubtless, if our path and that of the Europeans lead to a confrontation, the Europeans will be hurt the most, then the Americans, then the region and finally Iran."

It should be fun to see how the Euros respond, since negotiation absent of real threats will not have a deterrent effect. My guess is that it will go like this, "Please stop your nuclear ambitions...if you don't, we are going to hand over the situation to the Americans and then you'll have to deal with them."