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U.S. Says Iran Must Resume Nuclear Negotiations
Iran must resume nuclear negotiations with the European Union or face referral to the U.N. Security Council and possible sanctions, the Bush administration announced yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 17). “We continue to call on Iran to get back to the negotiating table and act in good faith,” said spokesman Scott McClellan. “You saw at the International Atomic Energy Agency that a majority now supports sending Iran to the Security Council if they don’t come back to the table and negotiate in good faith,” McClellan said (see GSN, Sept. 26). “And that is certainly an option that is on the table, and if Iran does not change its behavior and get back to the negotiating table, it is an option that is available to the international community,” Agence France-Presse quoted McClellan as saying (Agence France-Presse/SpaceWar.com, Oct. 17). Meanwhile, Iran’s ambassador to France, Sadeq Kharrazi, denied a report yesterday in USA Today that he had indicated Tehran was open to direct nuclear negotiations with the United States, Xinhua reported. Kharrazi said Iran “sees no urgency in holding talks with the United States,” state media reported. “The official policy of the government is to have no direct and official talks with the U.S. administration on nuclear issues,” he said (Xinhua/People’s Daily, Oct. 18).
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