Hey Europe

[Gonz]

Are ya scared yet?

Iran removed seals on its nuclear facilities Tuesday, ending a two- year freeze on work there despite warnings from the United States and other countries concerned about Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

The United States rebuked Iran for the move, calling it a step toward creating the material for nuclear bombs. British Prime Minister Tony Blair's official spokesman said the international community was "running out of patience" with Tehran.

Both countries, along with France and Germany, have called on Tehran to cease nuclear activities until an agreement has been reached on the scope of its nuclear program.

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tehran was again in breach of resolutions passed by the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog and said steps to restart uranium enrichment could not be justified.

Source

An agreement? Don't the greater brain trust of the western Eurpoean policy makers pay attention?

"No, what they were doing, as it turns out, they were cheating."

"The worst part that has happened under the Agreed Framework,"..."there [were] these fuel rods, and the nuclear program was frozen."

former US Sec of State, discussing N Korea on Meet the Press.

 

[Gonz]

You're being warned

Iran is moving its foreign currency reserves out of European banks as a pre-emptive measure against any possible U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program, the Central Bank Governor said Friday.

Ebrahim Sheibani told reporters that Iran has started transferring the foreign currency reserves from European banks to an undisclosed location, the semiofficial Iranian Students News Agency reported.

"We transfer the foreign exchange reserves to wherever we deem fit," Sheibani was quoted by ISNA as saying. "We have begun transferring. We are doing that."

AP

 

[highwayman]

Nukes will be flying pretty soon, so duck and run...

 

[unclehobart]

I never believed they stopped in the first place.