EU Set to Offer Fuel, Economic Support to Iran

The European Union’s nuclear proposal to Iran is set to include a guaranteed fuel supply for civilian reactors and expanded economic cooperation in exchange for an end to Tehran’s attempts to master the nuclear fuel cycle, USA Today reported today (see GSN, July 27).

The offer is expected to be made next week. It will have three main components, according to two EU officials: guaranteed fuel at market prices for any civilian power plant Tehran builds; expanded economic cooperation, possibly including civilian nuclear technology and aircraft; and guaranteed participation for Iran in regional and international security discussions.

The Bush administration has been briefed on the proposal, said Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns. He added that Washington continues to support the EU diplomatic effort but wants Iran to eliminate its nuclear fuel cycle work, a condition not yet put forward by the European negotiators (Barbara Slavin, USA Today, July 28).

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