Obama: Iran can have a nuclear program

[longbrained]

In a secret message Obama has sent to Khamenei via Erdogan, he has said Iran can have a peaceful nuclear program if Iran can prove that it will never built nuclear weapons:



US will accept Iran civilian nuclear program
AFP: US will accept Iran civilian nuclear program: report


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has told Iran the United States would accept Tehran having a civilian nuclear program if the Islamic state can prove it is not seeking atomic weapons, the Washington Post said Friday.
Obama sent such a message to Tehran via Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who delivered it to Iran's Supreme leader Ali Khamenei last week, said the newspaper's foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius.
"President Obama has signaled Iran that the United States would accept an Iranian civilian nuclear program if Supreme leader Ali Khamenei can back up his recent public claim that his nation 'will never pursue nuclear weapons'," said Ignatius.
"A few days before traveling to Iran, Erdogan had held a two-hour meeting with Obama in Seoul, in which they discussed what Erdogan would tell the ayatollah about the nuclear issue and Syria," he wrote.
The United States said Thursday that it still expected Iran to hold talks with six world powers on the Islamic republic's disputed nuclear program to go ahead next week, despite a dispute on the venue being Istanbul or Baghdad.
According to Ignatius, Obama asked Erdogan to tell Khamenei "that the Iranians should realize that time is running out for a peaceful settlement and that Tehran should take advantage of the current window for negotiations."
However, "Obama didn't specify whether Iran would be allowed to enrich uranium domestically as part of civilian program the United States would endorse. That delicate issue evidently would be left for the negotiations."
Turkey has told Iran it remains ready to host the talks between Iran and the P5+1 group, Iran's Al-Alam television station reported Friday, but the Islamic republic has said it wanted the meeting held in Baghdad or China instead.
Iran last held talks with the six powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- in January 2011 with no results.
Ignatius added that "the challenge for negotiators is whether it's possible to turn Khamenei's public rhetoric into a serious and verifiable commitment not to build a bomb."

 

[longbrained]

I guess Erdogan delivered the letter to Khamenei and the letter made him angry so he has decided that talks should be held in Baghdad or Damascus and not in Turkey. Iranians do not like to be told what to do. The letter must have offended them.

 

[IranZamin]

who cares what US says, we will continue our business as usual

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

Fck off, take sanctions off us first then talk.

 

[Serpentine]

U.S will 'accept civilian nuclear program' in Iran?
Is he deigning to allow us to have a nuclear program?Who are you Obama to 'allow' other nations to have their rights?
Thank you,you are so generous and merciful.

 

[longbrained]

Is there no postal service between Iran and US? Why Obama used Erdogan as a postman?

 

[regular]

who cares what US says, we will continue our business as usual

Yes! thats what we need...Iran needsto keep their heads up and handz on their Nuklear programme with top speed.Let the whole world cry but they shold not care a damn about their treacherous poisonous cries........

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

Is there no postal service between Iran and US? Why Obama used Erdogan as a postman?

last time obama asked Iran for something personally he got this posted back to him.

Poor guy is scared to ask for anything else...imagine the reply he would had got this time.

 

[SHAHED]

Is there no postal service between Iran and US? Why Obama used Erdogan as a postman?

postman !!! hahaha

 

[Skull and Bones]

No one should dictate Iran on whether they should have a nuclear program or not. They've suffered a lot under sanctions, and being an Indian we know how it feels to being under sanctions.

On second thought, a nuclear weapon won't serve much purpose for Iran. They should negotiate about lifting the sanctions first and pave way for further economic development. Iran seems to be loosing its sheen and economic potential under sanctions.

 

[Bratva]

Iran is going down the path of Saddan Hussain. Instead of Playing diplomatically and providing guarantee to America that it's a civilian nuclear program all sanctions will be removed and Iran can then make himself strong.

But the current path will not make Iran stronger in Longer run

 

[lem34]

Iran should go all out to get nukes. remember what happened to Libya after they gave up nukes. On the other hand North Korea and Pakistan are fine

 

[longbrained]

No one should dictate Iran on whether they should have a nuclear program or not. They've suffered a lot under sanctions, and being an Indian we know how it feels to being under sanctions.

On second thought, a nuclear weapon won't serve much purpose for Iran. They should negotiate about lifting the sanctions first and pave way for further economic development. Iran seems to be loosing its sheen and economic potential under sanctions.

So, first give up your own nuclear program before preaching to others. You negate yourself in your writing. You say, do not dictate to Iranians and then you dictate to them.

 

[lem34]

Iran is going down the path of Saddan Hussain. Instead of Playing diplomatically and providing guarantee to America that it's a civilian nuclear program all sanctions will be removed and Iran can then make himself strong.

But the current path will not make Iran in Longer run

I don't think Iranians are going down Iraq path at all. He was a friend of America.

 

[Skull and Bones]

So, first give up your own nuclear program before preaching to others. You negate yourself in your writing. You say, do not dictate to Iranians and then you dictate to them.

Well, I'm in favor of denuclearizing India, for that some of our neighbors have to take the initiative. And a nuclear armed India has never been a threat to Iran. While a nuclear armed China and Pakistan (count USA too in the 70s) has always been a threat to us.