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Iran has agreed to ship its enriched uranium to Russia, a huge
victory for U.S. negotiators. Iranian President Ahmadinjad.
(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Just one day after President Barack Obama called talks with Iran and 5 other world powers a constructive beginning; Iran has agreed to ship all of its declared enriched uranium to Russia for use in a small reactor that produces isotopes for medical use. Iran has also agreed to allow international inspectors into its new uranium enrichment plant outside of Qum. If Iran follows through on its promises, it would be a huge breakthrough for the international negotiating team. By exporting its enriched uranium, Iran will be much further away from a nuclear weapon. This will alleviate some of the tension felt by the international community and allow time for negotiations to succeed.
If, however, Iran has a secret stockpile of enriched uranium, what little trust already established would be shattered. Iran has a history of being less than forthright in its past negotiations. Iran has always maintained that they have a right to peaceful use of nuclear power for electricity generation. International suspicions were raised by Iran putting nuclear facilities underground.
President Obama said the U.S. will not back down from its demands that Iran allow international inspectors access to the facility near Qum in the next two weeks, or face tough sanctions. In comments to reporters, Obama said ”We’re not interested in talking for the sake of talking” and “If Iran does not take concrete steps, we are not prepared to talk indefinitely”.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director will travel to Iran this weekend to work out an inspection schedule.
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