What Happened to the US Deadline on Iran?
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs / Dore Gold
17-Sep-2009 (one comment)


  • Iran's new proposal to the West did not provide any opening for serious negotiations on the nuclear issue, but rather vague formulations for the agenda of any future talks. Back in July, when the G-8 announced that the opening of the UN General Assembly "would be an occasion for taking stock of the situation in Iran," most international observers understood that there was a hard September deadline that Iran had to meet to begin serious nuclear negotiations. Unfortunately, at this stage, there is little evidence that the Obama administration is about to adopt effective action in a timely manner in light of Iran's policy of rejectionism, setting aside diplomatic engagement and moving to a policy of severe sanctions.
  • Glyn Davies, the U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), recently acknowledged that the Iranian stockpile of low-enriched uranium has already reached a sufficient level so that it was possible to talk about Tehran having "a dangerous and destabilizing possible breakout capacity." Tehran undoubtedly observed that no serious action was taken against North Korea for its nuclear breakout, either by the Bush or Obama administrations.
  • The common assumption in Washington policy circles today is that even if Iran reaches the nuclear finish-line, the U.S. can fall back on the same Cold War deterrence that was used against the Soviet nuclear arsenal. However, Ira... >>>
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Shah Ghollam

What Happened to the US Deadline on Iran?

by Shah Ghollam on Thu Sep 17, 2009 09:19 AM PDT

Simple! It went the same direction as did the claim "Iran is an existentional threat to Israel" and the 'Iranian missile threat". All of these ficticious claims were/are nothing but soundbites used for scare tactics. They have not paid off and thus no wonder they are falling apart and out in diplomatic corridors. The consequences of lies can be great for both the US and Israel if they keep raising public expectations.

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