Iran Says It's Prepared to Undergo More Severe Nuclear Inspections Because

[papau]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA4QOGQ6LD.html

Iran Says It's Prepared to Undergo More Severe Nuclear Inspections Because It Has "nothing to Hide"
By Sam F. Ghattas Associated Press Writer

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iran acknowledged Monday that traces of weapons-grade uranium were found at one of its nuclear facilities, but denied it enriched the material, and its foreign minister said the country was prepared to allow unfettered nuclear inspections.
Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said his country has "nothing to hide" from inspectors. But he said that before Iran signs a protocol allowing the more severe inspections, it wants assurances that signing will end the conflict over its nuclear program. "We want to make sure that additional protocol is going to solve the problems and it is going to be enough," Kharrazi told reporters at the United Nations. The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency demands Iran agree by Oct. 31 to allow unfettered inspections and stop all uranium enrichment. The United States, Europe and Russia have hiked up pressure on Tehran to meet the deadline. The IAEA is sending a team to Iran for key negotations Thursday then - the agency hopes - a new round of inspections will begin Friday. <snip>

During his talks with Bush, Putin gave no indication he was willing to pull back from a $800 million deal to build a power plant in southern Iran. Bush has pressed Putin for two years to abandon the project. The Iranian minister said his country had been cooperating with the Russians on the power plant and "they're going to continue this cooperation with us."

[Nottingham]

1. Iran is buying time!

:bounce:

[LivingInTheBubble]

2. I wonder if a good tactic would be to

emphasis Israelis WMDs in the middle east in every statement by Iran.

Of course maybe they do but it doesn't get reported.

[tinnypriv]

3. Syria tried to get a resolution passed banning WMD at the UN

Look at the hassle they got for that.