What Iran should say to Condoleezza Rice

By A Reader –CJHjr

05/31/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- IIran will not, again, suspend our enrichment activities, not least because spinning down the centrifuges causes many to crash, destroying them, and we don’t have any to spare.

We suspended our enrichment activities for more than two long years. During this time, slowly, one by one, incendiary allegations were investigated and found to be without merit, by the IAEA.

During this period, U.S. President George W. Bush, and other of his officials, have repeatedly asserted, they will not permit Iran to conduct fuel enrichment, under any circumstances, citing their supposed fear, that Iran will one day make nuclear weapons.

We believe, no amount of verification and monitoring by the IAEA will persuade U.S. officials to abandon their unlawful demand, and abandon their unlawful threats, of violence against Iran.

Iran will not surrender its right to fuel enrichment, under any circumstances.

Accordingly, Iran can see no purpose in suspending fuel enrichment, yet again.

Iran’s fuel enrichment activities are currently conducted under the watchful eye of IAEA inspectors, under the IAEA Safeguards Agreement, as in the past.

If the U.S. wishes to engage in talks, Iran is ready to participate.

To encourage such talks, Iran will once again reinstate its additional cooperation with the IAEA, under the Additional Protocol, and as well the additional voluntary cooperation Iran was providing, before the IAEA Board decided to refer Iran to the Security Council.

This, on the condition, that matters are restored to the status quo ante.

If the IAEA Board formally rescinds its resolution—

And if the Security Council formally terminates its agenda item on this topic—

Then, on the later of those dates, Iran will thereupon resume its former additional cooperation.

And, Iran will engage in talks, to find methods of satisfying reasonable, impartial, observers, that Iran’s nuclear activities are peaceable.

–CJHjr

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