Iran reiterates Ahmadinejad statement that it will only talk to the IAEA on nuclear issues; US should negotiate directly with Iran on nuclear issues: Kissinger; Interest growing on multilateral enrichment proposal on Iranian soil
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    • Iranian officials have reiterated the statement made by President Ahmadinejad that Iran would henceforth talk only to the IAEA on nuclear issues. The Iranian government spokesperson said, “The issue of nuclear talks with the countries of the 5+1 is over.” This also points to the possibility that Iran might discontinue its talks with Javier Solana, the EU’s Foreign Policy chief1.

    In other news, Henry Kissinger has said that the US should negotiate directly with Iran over its nuclear programme and other bilateral issues. There has been no direct contact between the United States and Iran since the 1979 Iranian revolution, except for talks in Baghdad on Iraqi security between their ambassadors or technical experts2.

    Last week also saw growing interest in a possible US-Iran nuclear compromise that could possibly allow Iran to continue with uranium enrichment but with international involvement. The change in policy could be possible because more and more analysts and officials are coming around to the fact that though ‘turning back the clock is impossible,’ the potential danger of the technology being used for weapons purposes can be minimised3.

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