Iran Talks End In Harsh Lesson For West -- Financial Times
Over the past few weeks, there has been growing optimism in western capitals that Iran might be forced into a compromise over its nuclear programme and avoid a war with Israel and the US.
However, after two days of anguished talks this week between Iran and world powers in Baghdad, such hopes were doused in a very cold dose of reality.
As Israel and the US make contingency plans for a possible strike, the six powers – the US, EU, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China – put a proposal to Iran that would have seen Tehran freeze its production of more highly enriched uranium in return for a package of inducements from the US and EU, such as providing parts for Iranian civil aircraft.
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My Comment: As predicted .... Iran did not budge on any issue .... only demanding that sanctions be removed. My prediction for the next round of talks in Moscow .... the same result will happen. As for the IAEA nuclear watchdog's remarks at the beginning of this week that there was progress in their nuclear monitoring talks with Iran .... I expect Iran to backtrack and/or just ignore what "progress" was done with the IAEA.
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