Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Is Israel Willing To Compromise On An Iran Nuclear Deal?

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano arrives before his trip to Tehran at the international airport in Vienna May 20. Reuters.

Israel Inches Closer To Compromise On Iran Uranium Enrichment, Officials Say -- Haaretz

Senior Israeli official says that publicly, Israel will continue to talk tough on Iran to make sure the six powers don't rush into an agreement with Tehran.

With the second round of nuclear talks between Iran and the six major powers due to begin in Tehran on Wednesday, senior Israeli sources say Jerusalem may be more flexible about Iranian low-level uranium enrichment than it is currently willing to let on.

Though Israel has been expressing zero flexibility regarding a possible deal with Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak a few weeks ago issued a written statement that Israel would consent to Iran's continuing enrichment of uranium to a low level of 3.5 percent, as well as to allowing a few hundred kilograms of 3.5-percent enriched uranium to remain in that country.

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My Comment:
I call this wishful thinking .... even if this report is true .... Iran will never agree.

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