Major powers dismiss Iran call for nuclear talks

[ECH1969]

TEHRAN - Major powers dismissed Iran's call for the European Union to resume talks on Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West on Tuesday.

With European and US officials scornful of the offer and determined to report Iran to the UN Security Council, Russia said Tehran must halt the atomic fuel research it resumed last week in defiance of world powers if it wanted negotiations.

"Talk is cheap," US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. "What they're engaged in is stirring up a lot of chaff. They've started up their diplomatic fog machine here."

An Iranian source in Vienna said Iran had written to the EU trio proposing that talks restart immediately and saying Tehran was ready to "remove existing ambiguities regarding its peaceful nuclear program through talks and negotiations."

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[cliss]

1. Who's the more powerful? The end user

or the Supplier? I'd say in this case, Iran wins with 4 Aces. Plus 1 Joker.

It's amazing to me that the U.S. and Europe also, can be so aggressive, hostile, and uncompromising about this OIL producer. When Iran can sell to anyone it wants to.

Including India, China, anybody it wants.

Beggars can't be choosers, George.