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Iran Rejects Kerry Nuclear Proposal
By Matt Margolis | October 3, 2004
Remember what John Kerry said at the debate?
With respect to Iran, the British, French, and Germans were the ones who initiated an effort without the United States, regrettably, to begin to try to move to curb the nuclear possibilities in Iran. I believe we could have done better.
I think the United States should have offered the opportunity to provide the nuclear fuel, test them, see whether or not they were actually looking for it for peaceful purposes. If they weren’t willing to work a deal, then we could have put sanctions together. The president did nothing.
Well Iran has rejected Kerry’s proposal:
Iran on Sunday rejected a proposal by U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry who has suggested supplying the Islamic state with nuclear fuel for power reactors if Tehran agrees to give up its own fuel-making capability.
Foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said it would be “irrational” for Iran to put its nuclear program in jeopardy by relying on supplies from abroad.
“We have the technology (to make nuclear fuel) and there is no need for us to beg from others,” Asefi told a weekly news conference.
Kerry hasn’t even been elected, yet already his proposals are being rejected by foreign goverments. So far, Kerry’s diplomacy record is very poor.
HAT TIP: Thomas Wharry
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October 5th, 2004 at 3:30 pm
Kerry’s Iran policy was just outrageous. We don’t even have diplomatic relations with the country, but we should be supplying them with nuclear fuel. Is he insane?
October 7th, 2004 at 4:24 pm
I can’t imagine why Iran would reject Kerry’s proposal—look how well it worked for North Korea.