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...Although proposals for Iran to use nuclear fuel enriched outside its borders are not new, Ahmedinajad's response will certainly raise hopes of a new Iranian flexibility. But Iranian officials have previously indicated that Iran would demand that it be allowed to retain the current research-scale enrichment facilities that are at the heart of the dispute. And it's not hard to see why that would be unacceptable to the U.S. "The amount of enrichment capacity you need to feed a nuclear reactor for energy purposes is actually far greater than what you need to make one bomb...
...that both sides appear to be backing away from a standoff, a flurry of media commentary has emerged to insist the conflict took Tehran by surprise. Iran had no aim of damaging its relationship with Britain, explained an editorial in the news website Khedmat, linked to ,President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad and "reacted to a situation that presented itself." But when Britain sought to aggravate the situation by involving the United States, Tehran was forced to take sterner measures, such as airing footage of the detainees. "Iran had no desire to repeat any sort of hostage crisis, says Amir Mohebbian, an editor...
...officials pursued these measures as part of a wider campaign to limit the Guard's business activities abroad. U.S. Treasury official Stuart Levey recently argued that the IRGC's activities have expanded exponentially under the regime of President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad, and he claimed it "is used by the regime to provide a 'train and equip program' for terrorist organizations like Hizballah, as well as to pursue other military objectives of the regime." He also noted the Guard is taking over regular government functions such as management of the Tehran airport and building a new Tehran metro. "When corporations do business...
...revolution, have a dual character. So Hakim and Sadr think of their militias as analogous to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which exist as a paramilitary institution separate from and not entirely integrated with the regular military - and which can be deployed and manipulated by various charismatic figures, as President Ahmedinajad has done to help get himself elected...
...calling the shots in Tehran. Executive power in Iran does not rest with the presidency, but with the Supreme Leader and a couple of executive councils with which he consults. And that's particularly true on matters of foreign policy and national security. While Ahmedinajad was dominating the headlines at the U.N. two weeks ago, Larijiani was back in Iran receiving instructions for the negotiations with the Europeans. Apparently, Ahmadinejad is not actually involved in the discussions instructing Larijani. One diplomat quipped that Ahmadinejad has the same amount of control over Iran's decisions as [White House spokesman] Tony Snow...