by albion » Sat May 13, 2006 3:31 pm
Speaking of different perspectives, there was also a little-noticed <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>second letter</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, published in <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Time</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. It was from a representative of Ayatollah Khameini, and it contained specific proposals.<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Iran's Nuclear Program: The Way Out</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>By HASSAN ROHANI <br><br>[...]<br><br> * Iran would make an active contribution, provided that other countries with similar sensitive fuel cycle programs also do the same, to fixing the loopholes in the non-proliferation system and to developing a technically credible international control regime.<br><br> * Iran would consider ratifying the Additional Protocol, which provides for intrusive and snap inspections.<br><br> * Iran would address the question of preventing break-out from the NPT.<br><br> * Iran would agree to negotiate with the IAEA and states concerned about the scope and timing of its industrial-scale uranium enrichment.<br><br> * Iran would accept an IAEA verifiable cap on enrichment limit of reactor grade uranium.<br><br> * Iran would accept an IAEA verifiable cap on the production of UF6 — uranium hexafluoride, which is used for enrichment — during the period of negotiation for the scope and timing of its industrial scale enrichment.<br><br> * Iran and the IAEA would agree on terms of the continuous presence of inspectors in Iran to verify credibly that no diversion takes place in Iran.<br><br> * Iran's readiness to welcome other countries to partner with Iran in a consortium provides additional assurance about the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.<br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Hassan Rohani is representative of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, on the Supreme National Security Council</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> (SNSC) and Iran's former top nuclear negotiator.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1192435,00.html">www.time.com/time/world/a...35,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>The second letter hasn't got much attention, which is odd, considering that not only was it conciliatory in tone, it was from a representative of the Supreme Leader Khameini - whose authority in Iran is, you know...supreme. <p></p><i></i>