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To: sea_urchin who wrote (23440)	8/2/2005 7:15:24 AM
From: philv	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81822

The rhetoric about Iran's nuclear program and intentions seemed to have cooled lately. Listening to US/Israel propaganda, one would have surmised that Iran was months away from producing the bomb, but then I read that some later estimates placed it all the way out to 5 years. Enough time to reach agreements and understanding of Iran's intention, I thought. But this latest report doubles even that time to about 10 years. Maybe that is why the Americans have kind of put this issue to the back burner? I guess it is prudent to always be skeptical about almost everything one reads. washingtonpost.com

To: sea_urchin who wrote (23440)	8/2/2005 5:24:22 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 81822

> Iran has stated over and over that it is not instituting an enrichment program Now it looks like Iran has changed its mind and is doing so. today.reuters.com >> Russia will maintain support for Iran's nuclear program despite Tehran's decision to restart the enrichment of uranium, Russian news agencies quoted sources in Russia's atomic agency, Rosatom, as saying on Tuesday. "We always stressed Iran's right to develop its nuclear fuel cycle, though we at the same time urge countries not possessing the cycle to refrain from developing it," Interfax and RIA Novosti agencies quoted a Rosatom source as saying. A spokesman for Rosatom did not comment on the specific situation, but repeated Russia's position that Iran has a right to the peaceful use of atomic energy. He said the latest moves, which have sparked a crisis that could go to the United Nations Security Council, did not undermine that. Russia is building a nuclear power station for Iran at Bushehr on the Gulf, despite Washington's concern that Tehran could use Russian know-how to build an atomic bomb.<< So now the ball is in the US' court.