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Another Try at Nuclear Talks-
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/opinion/another-try-at-nuclear-talks-with-iran.html

Un éditorial du New York Times qui est conscient du sabotage pur et simple que constitue toute sanction à ce stade.

In Almaty, Kazakhstan, the major powers dropped their demand that Iran shut down its underground uranium-enrichment plant at Fordo, and insisted instead that Iran suspend enrichment work there and agree to unspecified conditions that would make it hard to quickly resume production. They also said that Iran could continue to produce and keep a small amount of its most dangerous product — uranium enriched to 20 percent, which can be turned quickly into bomb-grade material — for use in a research reactor that produces medical isotopes.

If Tehran agreed to these steps, the major powers said they would suspend some sanctions against Iran, including trade in gold and petrochemicals, and would not impose new sanctions through the United Nations Security Council and the European Union. The main oil and financial sanctions that have caused Iran’s oil revenues and currency value to plummet would not be loosened.

Hours after the talks ended, a bipartisan group of members of Congress announced plans for new legislation to tighten the existing American penalties. While sanctions are an important element of American strategy, piling more on at this moment could harm, rather than advance, the chances for a negotiated deal with Iran.

terrifiant.

Les USA sont prêts à la guerre (comme l’allemagne il y a 70 ans) pour cacher et tenter de faire oublier (à quel prix !!!) leurs problèmes économiques et d’échec de leur politique colonialiste

IPS : ▻http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/02/ahead-of-march-iran-talks-u-s-urged-to-back-possible-israeli-strike

“It is usually overlooked, but each time the United States imposes a new coercive restriction on Iran, Iran responds by upping the ante on its nuclear programme,” Gary Sick, a Columbia University professor who served on the National Security Council staff under Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan, told IPS.

“A new round of sanctions at this moment, when serious talks seem to be getting underway for the first time in eight months, risks sabotaging the limited progress that has been made,” he said.

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“The issue is not just nuclear weapons or the lack thereof. Deep and long-lasting regional competitions for influence are at the heart of the matter…And in the last three administrations, we have been unwilling to put on the table a negotiating position that has a chance to succeed, by recognising that the security interests of the U.S., Israel, and Iran must all be considered,” [Robert E.] Hunter [who served on the National Security Council staff throughout the Carter administration] told IPS.

“No country can negotiate seriously when it is under military threat, facing sanctions that only help to strengthen the regime domestically, and with no serious proposals on the ‘plus’ side,” he said.

Encore une prise de position raisonnable du NYtimes.
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/opinion/congress-gets-in-the-way-on-iran.html?_r=0

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told the annual Aipac conference this week that there must be a “credible military threat” against Iran. Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. also assured the group that Mr. Obama would use force if needed.

The best way to avert military conflict is by negotiating a credible, verifiable agreement. It is a very long shot. But Congress needs to give the talks time to play out and not make diplomatic efforts even harder.