Iran, big powers agree to another round of nuclear talks

Iran says it will take part in another round of nuclear negotiations in June after meetings in Baghdad with six world powers ended on Thursday. NBC's Ali Arouzi reports.

Iran and world powers agreed to meet again in Moscow next month for more talks to try to end the long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, but there was scant progress to resolve the main sticking points between the two sides.

At the heart of the dispute is Iran's insistence that it has the right to enrich uranium and that economic sanctions should be lifted before it stops activities that could lead to its achieving the capability to make nuclear weapons.


Western powers insist Tehran must first shut down enrichment activities before sanctions can be eased.

But both sides have powerful reasons not to abandon diplomacy. The powers want to avert the danger of a new Middle East war raised by Israeli threats to bomb Iran, while Tehran also wants to avoid a looming Western ban on its oil exports.

UN nuclear chief: Deal reached with Iran over suspected weapons program

After discussions in Baghdad extended late into an unscheduled second day between envoys from Iran and the six powers, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said it was clear both sides wanted progress and had some common ground, but significant differences remained.

"We will maintain intensive contacts with our Iranian counterparts to prepare a further meeting in Moscow," she told a news conference in Baghdad.

Sanctions have taken a toll on the Iranian economy. The government is reluctant to admit it. Inflation is high. The number of young unemployed is a growing concern. NBC's Ali Arouzi reports. 

Ashton leads the negotiations for the six-country group made up of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - which together with Germany is known as the P5+1.

The next meeting, the third in the latest round of talks that began in Istanbul last month, will be held in Moscow on June 18-19.

Ashton said the six powers wanted practical steps from Iran to address concerns over its nuclear work.

Chief among such concerns is Iran's ability to enrich uranium to a fissile purity of 20 percent. That is the nuclear advance most worrying to the West since it hurdles technical obstacles to reaching 90 percent, or bomb-grade, enrichment.

"Iran declared its readiness to address the issue of 20 percent enrichment and came with its own five point plan, including their assertion that we recognize their right to enrichment," Ashton added.

Iran insists on its rights
Iran says it will not exceed 20 percent and the material will be made into fuel for a research reactor.

"Talks were intensive and long," said Iranian chief negotiator Saeed Jalili. "They were detailed, but are left unfinished."

Mohammed Ameen / AP

Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari walks with the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton upon her arrival at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

"The atmosphere of these talks was positive for the two sides to talk about their issues in a clear way. We believe the result of these talks was that we were able to get to know each other's views better and more."

But enriching uranium, he said, was "an undeniable right of the Iranian nation".

Iran has hinted at flexibility on higher-grade enrichment but Iranian media said it would not give away its most potent bargaining chip without significant concessions on sanctions.

World powers, Iran trade proposals on possible nuclear deal

Jalili denied the P5+1 had offered a new package of proposals during the meeting: "They proposed one suggestion about the issue of uranium enrichment. We have said that any cooperation (in this area) would depend on the preservation of Iran's right to enrich uranium."

While there was little if any concrete progress, the fact that the two sides agreed to continue talks was a sign of progress in itself, after more than a year of not meeting at all before the latest round of negotiations began in April.

"The two sides' commitment to diplomacy in the absence of any clear agreement is a positive sign," said Ali Vaez, Iran expert at the International Crisis Group think-tank.

"All parties should be commended for returning to the negotiating table. Obama should be commended for having turned diplomacy into a process rather than the one-off meetings that existed in the past," wrote Trita Parsi, President of the Washington-based National Iranian American Council.

"Both sides entered negotiations with their maximalist positions, and neither budged," he said. "Looking ahead, now the hard work begins."

According to The Associated Press, a senior U.S. official said the pace of the talks would speed up in upcoming rounds.

"We are urgent about it, because every day we don't figure this out is a day they keep going forward with a nuclear program," said the U.S. official on condition of anonymity.

"We still think we have some time for diplomacy, but it's not indefinite."

The United States and its allies suspect Tehran is trying to develop a nuclear weapons capability and have imposed tough sanctions on Iran's energy and financial sectors to try to force it to compromise and open up its activities to scrutiny.

EU states are set to introduce a total embargo of Iranian crude oil purchases in July. Diplomats say that potentially persuasive measure will not be cancelled unless Tehran takes substantial steps to curb its nuclear activities.

Worries about war
The powers want Iran to send its stockpile of more highly refined uranium abroad and close an underground plant devoted to 20 percent enrichment and largely invulnerable to air strikes.

In return, the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany have offered fuel to keep Iran's medical isotope reactor running, assistance in nuclear safety and an end to an embargo on spare parts for Iran's aging civilian aircraft.

Rising tension over the past year has pushed global oil prices upward as the West has broadened sanctions to bar Iran's crude exports and the specter of Middle East war has increased with the threat of possible Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear installations.

Israel is believed to be the only Middle East country with nuclear weapons but regards Iran's nuclear aspirations as a mortal threat given its calls for the demise of the Jewish state.

Iran, the world's No. 5 oil exporter, says it is enriching uranium only in order to generate electricity to serve the needs of a burgeoning population, and for a medical research reactor.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly ruled out suspending all enrichment as called for by several U.N. Security Council resolutions, saying nuclear energy is a matter of national sovereignty and pride in technological progress.

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Are we ever to learn? We've been playing this same game for over a decade! Everytime Iran needs a little room and time they pretend to " come to the table " only to backslide on their part of the agreement when it suits them. We've been there and done that , we have the T-Shirt, it says " HI We're the dummies, we're here to talk " ENOUGH allready!

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Reply#1 - Thu May 24, 2012 4:58 PM EDT

Hey Ted - Give us a few illustrations of where Iran backslided on the agreements. By allowing inspectors, Iran has met all obligations, which they were required to meet after signing the NPT.

They have not enriched beyond the 20% required for medical isotopes. Case closed.

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#1.1 - Thu May 24, 2012 6:32 PM EDT

Oh, what a joke . . They are nothing but glorified actors, for the Rothschild empire. This is so predictable, macabre even.

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#1.2 - Thu May 24, 2012 7:11 PM EDT

Honestly, I'm more concerned right now about Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons. When the time comes the Missile Industry in Iran will be destroyed.

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#1.3 - Thu May 24, 2012 9:15 PM EDT

Sounds like more ...talking to me. We are being played and the beautiful ballet we are seeing performed by our heads of states are on your tax money. Thank you.

    #1.4 - Fri May 25, 2012 3:06 AM EDT

    I agree with deweydan. Iran likes to talk a lot, and managed to capture (at least) one of our drones, but Pakistan is already a long-time known and declared nuke state and producer, and has evidently obstructed US anti-terrorism ops (and punished those who've helped the US with them). They--or at least their government--are the clearer threat of the two.

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    #1.5 - Fri May 25, 2012 6:07 AM EDT

    Iran has has been liynig to the whole world since the perverted clerics the ayatollahs came in from the cold and pt in a brutal murderous regime in Iran.The Iranians I know who were lucky to escape said even the Shah.was much better.as he was just a typical garden variety dictator not a perverted Hitler type finatic with pyscho ideology total control and death, torture or exile to dissidents.And the ayatollahs ar equally expansionist .They use terror and have used it on 6 continents.I´ve seen the results in Buenas Aires.,And their crimes against the peace.ie. "wipe iIsrael off the map " and their methods. crimes aganst humanity i.e killing people in terroist attacks justify their overthrowal. If Hitler could have been stopped in 35-36 the world would have been saved from huge barbarity, torture and mass destruction.The Ayatollahs are of the same cloth. A nuke bomb Iran will be like Hitler before he invaded Poland .Either they do what Libya did and abandon their nuke bombs or they must be attacked.And it will be by a multinational coalition.And some people on newsvine migh not like it. but most of the world will cheer when the Islamic Revolution is overthrown in Iran. 33 years of holding the world hostage is 33 years too long !!

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    #1.6 - Fri May 25, 2012 10:43 AM EDT
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    You can never trust a Muslim!

    The Muslim teachings and indoctrination would stay with Obama forever and be critical in his quest for power and glory. It was now clear the path needed for revenge. He must at all cost avenge his birthright and complete the jihad against the “Great and Little Satan” (US and Israel).The dreams of Barrack, his father and father’s father once carried to fruition became our socialist progressive nightmare on Elm Street. This dream of Barack was most dangerous during his waking hours. As President, Barack and his progressive minions worked around the clock to implement his dastardly agenda. The country wished it could awake from his four year nightmare, but it was too late! May God save Israel and US! With Obama, the gifts from Allah keep on giving.

    Obama’s Muslim school notes on Jihad against America:

    1. Force your enemy into financial oblivion with major budget deficits

    2. Create a multi generational group totally dependent on the Government.

    This Group known as the “Takers” will blindly support your Progressive Agenda. They are “easy” when buying their votes.

    3. Encourage open borders between the US and Mexico. Accuse any one against this as racist. A country without borders cannot survive.

    4. Form a separate civilian defense force as large and well funded as the US Military. This is needed for any successful coup. You cannot trust the military leaders, particularly in the United States to turn against its citizens. One day this will become the Obama Civil Defense Force (OCDF) The first members of this force will be union thugs, Islamic New Black Panthers and American Muslims.

    5. Remove all weapons and ammo from the public. Then they will lack the means to resist and they must submit to Allah.

    6. Blame all your problems on Christians and Jews.

    7. Islam says a Muslim can lie or verbally mislead the Infidels. Say or do anything that will give you the advantage. Obama has mastered the art of deception to a point that he cannot distinguish between the truth and his lies. He says he is a Christian only to deceive the electorate. The Progressives hang on and believe his every utterance.

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    Reply#2 - Thu May 24, 2012 5:21 PM EDT

    Whew! I dunno what you're smoking, but it should be illegal. Made you all delusional and paranoid, lol.

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    #2.1 - Thu May 24, 2012 7:15 PM EDT

    Obama is a Christian not a Muslim.He was born in Hawaii..His father was African,his mother a WASP. Big deal,.Anyway this article is about Iram.Please go to the Obama bashing page and stop mucking up newsvine with your ridiculous nonsense.!!

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    #2.2 - Fri May 25, 2012 10:50 AM EDT
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    The Iranians look at Hillary and laugh. They think Barack is their Brother. BARACK was overheard telling the Iranians "I will be more flexible after the election." They will talk and talk as they build and build, until one day soon, GOODBYE ISRAEL!

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    Reply#3 - Thu May 24, 2012 5:23 PM EDT

    This started to look like a isreali response to palestinian peace talks, negotiations...

    Isrealis keep saying, lets talk lets talk.. nothing happening...

    What goes around comes around... isreal has no chance but shut the freak up and hope negotiations produce results...

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    Reply#4 - Thu May 24, 2012 5:31 PM EDT
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    I had a camel named Abdallah. Moslems don't want to negotiate with Israel, just to drive them into the sea. Like I said, you cannot negotiate with a Muslim. That is what becomes of a people after 1400 years if inbreeding.

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    #4.1 - Thu May 24, 2012 5:38 PM EDT

    Nothing happens with Israel-Palestinian peace plan, because Palestinians keep refusing to talk.

    If they do agree to talk one day, something will happen.

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    #4.2 - Thu May 24, 2012 8:16 PM EDT
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    Iranians are not very smart. Why tell your foe of your actions in advance? Their president must be related to Barack.

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    Reply#5 - Thu May 24, 2012 5:42 PM EDT

    This is... or will be, historically, seen as the biggest waste of time and appeasement since Chamberlain went to yak with Adolph. Iran will continue with their nuclear program regardless of what anyone thinks. Their drive is to become the central power of the middle east and to destroy the Hebrew state of Israel.

    At the end of this meeting, there will be no significant change in anything. Israel will eventually be forced to attack Iran's nuclear sites. The US will become a part by proxy and then, directly. NATO will disintegrate and a new right wing, anti-semitic state will rise in Europe as a result.

    The militant Islamics will unite and join Iran, Iraq, Egypt and Libya. Turkey will resist but when NATO fails, so will they.

    Millions of American and European young people will be drafted.

    The young of today are creating the hell of tomorrow by supporting Iran; that which most resembles what Chamberlain failed at preventing.

    No excuses this time.

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    Reply#6 - Thu May 24, 2012 6:24 PM EDT

    Arx Ferrum .. You scary man , you listening to too many weird preachers , You better worry about Afghanistan and India buddy , these people they want use their nuclear bombs over a wrestling match between them . Iran will never join Egypt , they hate each more than we hate Alqaeda .

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    #6.1 - Thu May 24, 2012 6:30 PM EDT

    I hate no one. No one. I simply look at history and then recognize the obvious of today.

    If the world truly wanted peace, it could be had. But... that is not the aim or the goal.

    I'll stake my words on history combined with current events... and feel sadly confident at the outcome. I mean, I hope there is nothing like this... I have family members in uniform. I was there too at one time. But history rarely fails in defining the future when we insist on not learning anything from it.

    best :)

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    #6.2 - Thu May 24, 2012 6:34 PM EDT

    While I retain a little bit of severely guarded optimism about these talks, based on Iran's past history regarding their nuclear program it is hard to be sure whether or not Iran is playing the old shell game and stalling for more time. I hope I am proven wrong but I doubt it.

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    #6.3 - Thu May 24, 2012 8:25 PM EDT

    My Turn, get your history and geography straight. It is India and Pakistan that have nukes, not India and Afghanistan!

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    #6.4 - Thu May 24, 2012 8:29 PM EDT

    The exact same story being repeated again to rush into another war only this time against Iran. The same war-hawks are spreading the same cheap rhetoric about the weapons of mass destruction from which Iraq was falsely accused of planning to use against the American empire. Shamefully that crappy story ended up being nothing but a big lie, costing the lives to at least hundreds of thounsands of civilians and 1.5 trillion dollars wasted. The talks are yielding positive signs from the Iranian negotiators whether that satisfies the USA and Israel or not. At least Iran is participating and not building any bomb something that was corroborated even by American intelligence officials. They have also testified that Iran has not even yet the capabilities to strike anywhere but the Middle East. Analysts have speculated that it might take the Iranian military many years to construct long range missiles. To compare the nuclear standoff with Iran to the appeasement agreement with Nazi Germany is laughable.Iran has not since about 200 years invaded other nations.The demagogues of Washington once again try to deceive the people from any evidence that will contradict them. The sheepish American public needs to stop believing everything they are told and think with their heads.

      #6.5 - Thu May 24, 2012 8:39 PM EDT

      If Iran is not building a bomb, they should have no problem with inspections.

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      #6.6 - Thu May 24, 2012 11:08 PM EDT

      Eli - Get your head out of your rear end, Iran has been undergoing inspections right along. Lets have them inspect Israels nuclear weapons sites. Read this from a prominent Israeli. It is plain to see, what nation is the crazed threat to the entire world.

      Martin van Creveld, who in 2010 said that “Israel
      could find itself one day forced to exterminate the European continent using
      all kinds of weapons including its nuclear arsenal if it felt its demise
      neared,” and stressed that “Israel also considers Europe a hostile target.”

      “We have hundreds of nuclear warheads and
      missiles that can reach different targets in the heart of the European
      continent, including beyond the borders of Rome, the Italian capital,” Creveld
      said, adding that most of the European capitals would become preferred targets
      for the Israeli air force.

      He reiterated “Israel’s ability to destroy the
      whole world whenever it felt its existence would be doomed to extinction.”

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      #6.7 - Fri May 25, 2012 10:46 AM EDT

      Ralph .stop inventing "prominent people" whether Israeli Iranians etc.This gut Martin Van Crevald is an invention and even if he said what he said he needs immediate help for his hallucinations .Any fool can say any foolish thing.The idea of attacking Europe is so preposterous that you follow the creed of the Big Lie hoping to get a few people suckered in with this ridiculous quote by a ridiculous or even fantasy person.Stop mucking up newsvine with your riduculous "prominent people"..You´ve been called on this by many people on newsvine but you continue.Rent a hall for Mr.Crevald somewhere and then produce him.The men in the white coats will be waiting.and thousands of tomatosWhat a nutcake... And don´t try to hire an actor to impersonate him.It won´t work.

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      #6.8 - Fri May 25, 2012 8:48 PM EDT

      Bart, as much as I hate to agree with Ralph on anything, Martin Van Crevald is in fact a very prominent and well noted military strategist and historian who happens to be from Israel. His works on military strategy are considered to be on par with Clausewitz and Sun Tzu and whose works are one of the few foreign ones that are required reading at U.S. military academies. On the other hand, Ralph is very adept at taking statements and works by others, and only partially quoting them, and then taking them totally out of context and twisting them around to suit his needs.

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      #6.9 - Sat May 26, 2012 11:55 AM EDT
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      nazarite , I had a donkey name nazarite one time , If ISRAEL HAVE 200 NUKES , Then Iran Syria or anybody in that region have the right to have them , or none of them should have them , Israel just as war monger as anybody , They usually start the trouble then they turn around and play the victim, Just like Iraq , they attacked the Iraqi nuclear reactor , and then when the Iraqi threatened them , they cried to us , they did the same thing in Syria , and they are doing it now in Iran , We put sanctions on these countries just like we did to Iraq , Who do think suffered the most? Do you think Saddam missed a meal during these sanctions ? Over a million child died from lack of medicine , and now in Iran and Syria , Who's suffering ? We play to the hands of Israel, Saudi Qataris even though these last two countries still finance Alqaeda , But we need the oil , Ask the people in Saudi and the Gulf , they rather have somebody like the Iranians rule them instead these Kings and no good royal families that steal their wealth and they live in Poverty , Saudi got the poorest people in the world , our Democratic Friends , Imagine that , with all the oil and money .

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      Reply#7 - Thu May 24, 2012 6:26 PM EDT

      Israel never signed an agreement promising not to have nukes.

      Iran did sign an agreement. If they need nukes so much, they should pull out of the agreement first.

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      #7.1 - Thu May 24, 2012 8:19 PM EDT

      Iran doesn't want nukes, because they want to be a good world citizen. Israel has nukes so they can intimidate their neighbors and steal more land and water and create the Israeli empire.

      " It lies upon the people's shoulders to prepare for
      the war, but it lies upon the Israeli army to carry out the fight with the
      ultimate object of erecting the Israeli Empire."

      By: Moshe Dayan (Israel Defense and Foreign Minister)

      Source: 12 February 1952. Radio "Israel."

      On the 6th of February 1948, during a Mapai Party Council, Ben-Gurion responded to a remark
      from a member of the audience that “we have no land there” [in the hills and
      mountains west of Jerusalem] by saying: “The war will give us the land. The
      concepts of “ours” and “not ours” are peace concepts, only, and in war they
      lose their whole meaning”

      By: Ben-Gurion

      Source: Ben-Gurion's War Diary, Vol. 1,
      entry dated 6 February 1948. p.211

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      #7.2 - Thu May 24, 2012 8:30 PM EDT

      Its now 2012 . Get with it. If you don't attack they don't. Fact Israel has never in its history attacked another nation without being attacked first. Like it or not that is a fact. Don't lob missile and rockets and blow up children and you won't get smacked in the mouth. Iran and many arab nations call for the total destruction of israel. You get what you get end of story. I wouldn't miss a nation that threatens the total wipe out of another.Thats wrong. Jordan is the Palestinian State . Somehow that's not enough? What a joke!They are not even from the middle east. They showed up on the shores after the fact. Another fact.People like you make me laugh. Study history not religion and politics. The british gave away land that was not theirs to begin with.Like America stole mexican land. Same difference .

        #7.3 - Thu May 24, 2012 8:45 PM EDT

        Mine, what land did America steal from Mexico? Please specify.

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        #7.4 - Thu May 24, 2012 9:25 PM EDT

        New Mexico, California, Texas...

          #7.5 - Thu May 24, 2012 11:06 PM EDT

          New Mexico and Arizona were part of the Gadsden Purchase deal and legally purchased from Mexico. Texas was originally part of Mexico but decided on their own to secede from Mexico and became their own sovereign nation. Following the Battle of the Alamo, Texas requested on their own to become part of the United States. California was legally purchased from Mexico as well. This is not religion or politics. This is historical fact. Try reading a real history book and look it up. You might learn something.

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          #7.6 - Fri May 25, 2012 12:24 AM EDT

          Mine - You better go back to school. Israel has been the first to attack on many occasions. In 1967, Israel attacked Egypt and destroyed it's air force while it was still on the ground. Former Israeli leaders have admitted they were aware Egypt was not going to start a war.

          "The thesis that the danger of genocide was hanging over us in June
          1967 and that Israel was fighting for its physical existence is only bluff,
          which was born and developed after the war."

          Israeli General Matityahu Peled, Ha'aretz, 19 March 1972.

          On the 6th of February 1948, during a Mapai Party Council, Ben-Gurion responded to a remark
          from a member of the audience that “we have no land there” [in the hills and
          mountains west of Jerusalem] by saying: “The war will give us the land. The
          concepts of “ours” and “not ours” are peace concepts, only, and in war they
          lose their whole meaning”

          “I do not think Nasser wanted war.
          The two divisions he sent to The Sinai would not have been sufficient to launch
          an offensive war. He knew it and we knew it.” Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s Chief
          of Staff in 1967, in Le Monde, 2/28/68

          By: Ben-Gurion

          Source: Ben-Gurion's War Diary, Vol. 1,
          entry dated 6 February 1948. p.211

          I have more quotes, but I believe these prove the point that you are either uninformed or a liar.

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          #7.7 - Fri May 25, 2012 10:52 AM EDT

          There goes Ralph agian with his "quotes"......

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          #7.8 - Fri May 25, 2012 8:57 PM EDT

          Ed,

          Reading a history book is not enough, you need to also think it through, then you might start noticing somehting fishy about a state asking to become a part of a country after the country has already invaded them.

          There is no such a thing as a historical fact. The only fact is that books are written by winners, and they get to spin religion and politics any way they want.

          In the end it's always finders keepers loosers weepers. In case of Middle Eaast, loosers happenned to be exceptionally loud weepers.

            #7.9 - Fri May 25, 2012 11:56 PM EDT

            Eli, I was actually responding more to Mine's comment than I was yours. I just used the states you provided as examples. My comment on historical fact was directed at Mine and not at you.

            For the most part, I agree with you though as far as who is writing the particular histories. In the end it boils down to a matter of opinion. One person's fact will always be anothers fiction. Have a good day.

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            #7.10 - Sat May 26, 2012 12:21 PM EDT
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            nazarite , I had a donkey name nazarite one time ,..

            LOL

              Reply#8 - Thu May 24, 2012 6:57 PM EDT

              May God bless Israel and deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

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              Reply#9 - Thu May 24, 2012 7:18 PM EDT

              What's God got to do with it?

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              #9.1 - Thu May 24, 2012 7:22 PM EDT

              Sometimes the enemies of Israel kill themselves. Kind of like what is happening in Syria and Lebanon.

                #9.2 - Fri May 25, 2012 9:07 AM EDT
                Reply

                BIG Whoop. Same old crap!

                  Reply#10 - Thu May 24, 2012 8:37 PM EDT

                  It is time to buy some more time to build a nuke. We have been there, done that a whole bunch of times. Sanctions do not work if there are countries willing to ignor them. Russia, China, half of our European "Allies", all of our mid-east allies and a few US companies, as well, will find ways around the sanctions. It just takes time . . . let's meet again next month, we did set out our positions (on which we disagree) but, hay, we agreed to another meeting.

                  If they play their cards right they'll get the oil sale sanctions lifted (reduced) long enough to get China on board as a major buyer. Maybe at 90% of the world price, but that's OK. Oil prices will sky rocket as the Iranian supply will be eliminated from the pricing formula.

                  Set a deadline. Let them know the jet's, missles, drones, etc. are warmed up and ready to go. They won't believe it - they think the US to too much of a wimpy country to do it. Show them they are wrong.

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                  Reply#11 - Thu May 24, 2012 9:01 PM EDT

                  IMJ3, what if the current Israeli government happens to among the wicked?

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                  Reply#12 - Thu May 24, 2012 9:15 PM EDT

                  The Islamic Republic has repeatedly ruled out suspending all enrichment as called for by several U.N. Security Council resolutions, saying nuclear energy is a matter of national sovereignty and pride in technological progress.

                  Enough of the crap with Iran,The whole world knows where they stand and so does Israel as they have the biggest stake in this.

                  Its time for iran to be put down once and for all,Its gonna happen no matter what as Iran is so defiant as is North korea and with North Korea China's allie is starting to have second thoughts.

                  Time for ISRAEL TO BOMB IRAN,before its too late,IRAN is stalling ,And once they have the bomb they will Destroy all ISRAEL

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                  Reply#13 - Thu May 24, 2012 10:04 PM EDT

                  Iran's systematic violations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty are well documented. Despite Iran's insistence that its nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes, the evidence shows beyond a reasonable doubt that Iran's nuclear work is not consistent with any other application than the development of a nuclear weapon.

                  Iran's incitements to commit genocide are not only preludes to tragedy, but are crimes in themselves under international law.

                  Iran has also violated numerous United Nations Security Council Resolutions relating to the state-sponsorship of terrorism. Iran provides training, financial support, and arms shipments to terrorist organizations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

                  Iran is legally obligated to protect the civil, political and religious rights of its citizens. Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran has been involved in large-scale abuses of human rights, including systematic persecution of religious minorities and severe restrictions on the freedoms of expression and assembly.

                  Iran's Qods Force, a wing of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, provides funding, training, weapons and other lethal support to Iraqi militant groups that target Coalition and Iraqi forces. Despite President Ahmadinejad's pledge to cut off such support, there has been no decrease in Iranian training and funding of illegal militias in Iraq.

                  The world would truly regret allowing Iran to build nuclear weapons

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                  Reply#14 - Thu May 24, 2012 11:05 PM EDT

                  Kannin - You wrote-Iran's systematic violations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty are well documented. Despite Iran's insistence that its nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes, the evidence shows beyond a reasonable doubt that Iran's nuclear work is not consistent with any other application than the development of a nuclear weapon.

                  Please tell us where Iran violated the NPT. Bet you cannot. Also, if as you claim, the evidence shows that Iran is working on a nuclear weapon, why have all 16 US intelligence agencies concluded that Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program?

                  In a recent interview with CNN, Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey said
                  he believed the Iranian regime was a "rational actor" when it comes to the nuclear program. Dempsey said Iran would likely weigh the
                  ultimate costs and benefits of building a nuclear weapon before doing so. James
                  Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, recently told a Senate panel
                  that a decision had not yet been made by the regime in Tehran.

                  Spread your Zionist lies elsewhere.

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                  #14.1 - Fri May 25, 2012 10:57 AM EDT

                  more Ralph" quotes"......

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                  #14.2 - Fri May 25, 2012 8:59 PM EDT

                  If Iran had not really violated anything, than that's what ispections will show and everything will be just peachy.

                    #14.3 - Sat May 26, 2012 12:00 AM EDT
                    Reply

                    Congratulations to the Iranians for stringing along another three months of delays without having to give up one damn thing.

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                    Reply#15 - Thu May 24, 2012 11:28 PM EDT

                    Do not give in to this despotic regime, even one inch! If you do, they will want another and another, until they get what they want.

                    I feel terrible for the people of Iran and what they are experiencing, but its a whole lot better then having bombs drop on their head, when Iran has the bomb and are threatening Israel. Hang in there citizens of Iran, or better yet, raise up and take your country back from these tyrannical nuts!!!

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                    Reply#16 - Fri May 25, 2012 1:01 AM EDT

                    Oh; great. More rounds of yack-yack that will accomplish nothing except give Iran more time to develop their bomb. The Great Ayatollah has certainly learned well the lessons from watching the civilized world kowtow to North Korea endless times while they developed first a nuclear bomb, then missle systems to deploy it.

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                    Reply#17 - Fri May 25, 2012 2:34 AM EDT

                    Another round of nuclear talks...for the road.

                      Reply#18 - Fri May 25, 2012 3:10 AM EDT

                      How can you tell Iran is lying? There lips are moving. Sheez who is buying the crap they're selling. Hit them hard, hit them often.

                        Reply#19 - Fri May 25, 2012 3:49 AM EDT
                        OpstokkerDeleted

                        Obama will just apolgize that we didn't help the Iraninas acquire nukes in the first place...then bend over as he does for the world leaders...taking it up the gazoo...and blame it on Bush...same ole crap from this adminsitration as well as other adminstrations...it's just that this POS POTUS actually agrees with Iran. OBAMA is a POS POTUS period.

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                        Reply#21 - Fri May 25, 2012 8:21 AM EDT

                        Time for talking is over with - that lunatic in Iran is creating bombs. Another Hitler in the world and the world is AGAIN not doing anything to stop him. The world is supposed to be smarter than this.....I am praying for all people of all countries against the evil about to emerge from Iran when they finalize their bombs. And for those in power now that are suppose to be doing something about it instead of speaking at graduation ceremonies and worrying about which particular minority you need to target next......sorry, I can't finish this sentence.

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