Iran leader wants nuclear deal within months

[FarCenter]

AFP - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wants to reach an agreement over the country's nuclear program within three months and has full backing to broker a deal from the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, it was reported Wednesday.

In an interview with the Washington Post, Rouhani said he was keen to set a three or six-month timetable to seal a nuclear deal, emphasizing that Iran envisioned a process lasting "months not years."

"If we are on the issue of the nuclear file, we need resolution in a reasonable time," he told the Post.

"The only way forward is for a timeline to be inserted into the negotiations that's short -- and wrap it up. That is a decision of my government, that short is necessary to settle the nuclear file.

"If it's three months that would be Iran?s choice, if it's six months that's still good. It's a question of months not years."

Asked if he had the backing of Khamenei to conclude a deal, Rouhani said "settlement of the nuclear file is one of the responsibilities of my government."

"My government is fully empowered to finalize the nuclear talks," he added.

http://www.france24.com/en/20130926-iran-leader-wants-nuclear-deal-within-months

[NightWatcher]

1. has anyone consoled Lindsey Graham yet?

Sorry pal, we're not going to bomb them

[seveneyes]

2. I wonder what the rush is?

Nuclear reactors required for human rights?

[Uncle Joe]

3. Perhaps they remember how long inspectors were in Iraq during the 90s

ony to have the U.S. wage a war against Iraq all based on lies re: WMD's despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

[jessie04]

4. Playing for time.

He could end this now.

Open up ALL the sites to the IAEA .


How many times do we have to be suckered with empty words.

[Uncle Joe]

5. I don't believe their words are empty, they want to rejoin the world community.

Rouhani told the Post that Iran was willing to make its nuclear program "transparent" to assure the international community it was not seeking to build a bomb.

"If the West recognizes Iran?s legal rights then there?s really no hurdle in creating full transparency that?s necessary to settle this case," he said.

Treaties do take time to work out especially after estrangement for so long.

[NuclearDem]

6. In completely unrelated news, we are now nearly three decades

Into Israel not only not opening up its nuclear sites to the IAEA, but not even confirming their program's existence.