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Published time: April 28, 2012 11:52
Edited time: April 28, 2012 15:52
Iranian technicians work at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran (AFP Photo / Behrouz Mehri)

American authorities are ready to compromise with Iran on uranium enrichment. Washington could agree to Tehran enriching uranium to five per cent in return for unlimited IAEA inspection of the country’s nuclear facilities.

­The Los Angeles Times says this information was leaked to the paper by a representative of the Obama administration. The outcome of such a compromise is hard to predict, however, as there has reportedly not yet been any reaction from Iran.

The proposal was allegedly voiced when six-party (Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States) negotiations on Iran’s headache-causing nuclear program re-started in Istanbul on April 14.

The next stage of the talks will take place in Baghdad on May 23.

Ahead of that gathering, Iran prepares to hold direct negotiations on its nuclear program with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on May 13-14. The country’s envoy to the IAEA Ali Asqar Soltaniyeh said his country wants to prove the peaceful nature of all its atomic work to the UN watchdog.

The talks are yet to bring visible results, but the very fact that Iran agreed to discuss its nuclear program means a lot to the international community. At a meeting 15 months earlier, Tehran bluntly refused to even debate the subject.

Uranium enriched to five per cent could be used to produce nuclear fuel elements for power stations. Still, this technology is over half a century old. A more advanced fast fission reactor technology uses uranium enriched to 20 per cent. Making a nuclear bomb implies use of uranium enriched to over 90 per cent.

So far Iran has managed to produce 20 per cent enriched uranium at its underground complex in Fordo.

Israel says Tehran’s nuclear activities over the recent years have driven it to adopt aggressive war rhetoric. The country is constantly threatening Tehran with air strikes on nuclear facilities if Iran does not give up its atomic program.

The Israeli Prime Minister recently called on Iran’s authorities to give up uranium enrichment for good.

"They have to stop all enrichment," Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN.

Israeli General Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, on the other hand, stated on Wednesday that Iran has not yet decided to build a nuclear bomb, and will not do so.

General Gantz told Ha'aretz daily that Iran’s supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could take a decision to build a nuclear weapon only if he believes Iran is invulnerable to any response – which it is not.

Earlier in April, US President Barack Obama firmly dismissed accusations from the Israeli PM that Iran was given a "freebie" on its nuclear program.

The source in the Obama administration revealed that Washington realizes Iran will never give up uranium enrichment altogether, so some sort of compromise is inevitable if the US doesn’t want military confrontation with Iran.

Israel threatens Tehran with a preemptive strike on its nuclear facilities if Iran does not give up its nuclear dreams. Israelis fear Iran’s atomic program is aimed at getting the bomb, so they are not likely to approve of concessions to Tehran. Most Israeli politicians see total elimination of the Iranian nuclear program as the only guarantee of survival of the Jewish state.

If Israel attacks Iran, the US would be forced to intervene on the Israeli side because of the “special relationship” between the two countries. Washington is determined to avoid this scenario at any cost: at least, until the upcoming presidential election is over.

Nevertheless, the idea of a compromise with Iran would raise serious objections in Congress.

Tehran has consistently denied plans to develop nuclear weapons, but the international community remains unconvinced. Iran has been subjected to several rounds of international sanctions.

Together with leading world powers, the IAEA has been trying to establish permanent monitoring at Iran’s nuclear facilities for several years.

Comments (32)

Jerry Hood (unregistered) 30.07.2012 20:41

Remember,there is the Red Khazar(Jew)and the Blue Khazar with their Red Labour and Republican parties and Blue Tory and Demon-rats parties...And there were also many Brown Khazars among the (Ashke)nazi elite...Alfred Rosenberg,the father of Nazi philosophy(from Talmud,the Books of the Dead)...But the superelite is the Khazarian mega-banksters who had deliberately ruined the world economy...If you want to know how,and how they done 9/11,go to Google:Maya Calendar In US Skyscrapers Architecture.Then click on Maya2012Calendar and Farrakhan Speaks to Obama...You'll also learn why the zionist TARGET YEAR is 2013(5774 Anno Lucis of Lucifer)...It is also on the corporate US flag,National Seal and in amount of pilots and crew members in 9/11 attacks...

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A.Smith 05.05.2012 23:22

Iran ATTEMPTED to swap it's low 3% enriched Uranium to Brazil for a set of 20% enriched reactor fuel rods for it's medical reactor using Turkey as a surrogate partner. Luciferian evil Zionist led Apartheid Israel went absolutely rabid against Turkey's offer to broker that peaceful trade. Threatened the life of the Turkish PM, allegations the Mossad even tried to assassinate him in Jordan. THEN Israel executed 7 of the Turkish citizens on the Gaza peace flotilla with a single shot to the back of their head in a act of Jewish Mafia revenge.

Now the utterly evil Zionist Netanyahu and his Luciferan Zionist likud political party is making the IMPOSSIBLE demand that Iran give up it's civilian nuclear reactors entirely even thou Iran has signed the NPT treaty and is entirely abiding by it's International Treaty and International Laws under the NPT treaty. The goose stepping Zionists leading Apartheid Israel has NOT signed the NPT treaty, HAS attempted to sell nuclear weapons to the depraved Apartheid South Africa regime and repeatedly prevented IAEI teams into Apartheid Israel.

The Satanically EVIL Zionists leading Apartheid Israel whose Likud party spokesman Netanyahu has ZERO intentions of allowing the Iranian Jews to live in peace and prosperity. As aptly pointed out before even when Iran had a fully legal exchange for it's 3% enriched Uranium for a new set of Brazil's 20% enriched fuel rods for Iran's medical reactor, the goose stepping Zionists went rabid with it's death threats, assassination teams and used every Jewish Mafia dirty trick to 'dissuade' Turkey from negotiating a routine peaceful exchange.

Now the goose stepping utterly evil Zionists are extorting US President Obama with the direct threats of witholding AIPAC's endorsement and support in Obama's re-election as the 2013 US President if Obama doesn't support and wage a US War on Iran, killing the massive Iranian Jewish population on behalf of the Satanically evil Zionists in Apartheid Israel.

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John UK 29.04.2012 13:43

This change of stance will not stop the Zionist trying to take full control of the Middle East. For these Terrorists to declare they concede to Irans Nuclear enrichment programme, is an obvious ploy to try and make Iran take their eye off the ball.  I can see what is coming next from the Zionists, as it is clear as day to me as the following is a typical trait of Western Zionistic Policies. Seeing as the USA  have deployed war planes to the UAE, I expect they will now put the emphasis on Island ownership and I can see a massive dispute erupting about who owns the territory rights over Abu Musa. No doubt, the Americans will give full military backing to the UAE, which will also see the Americans influence their allies in Britain and Europe, to install  further sanctions by the UN. The war mongering will continue by the inferior Israel, with backing given by the British and French. Israel still seeks a wish to have total power over their Middle Eastern neighbours and if they can be kept out of the picture by an Arab State like the UAE who will be the instigators to create conflict, so much so the better. Israel will, then do what they are good at! They can continue to theive the Golan Heights and escalate the rape and pillage of the rest of the West bank. What better way to continue with the illegal occupation, without having the threat of Iran looking over you!  The Western Terrorists have faltered with their rhetoric on Irans nuclear programme and cannot justify an attack because it would make the democratic DEATH MERCHANTS look bad. By looking for another excuse to topple the Islamic Republic a better option would be to make the Islamic Republic look like they have invaded a land and it cannot get any better than assisting the UAE with rhetoric, even though the UAE does not have any rights to the ownership. Just another false flag to justify the building of a natiuon that has no righ to be in the Middle East.  

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