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...partners made a deal not to enumerate the "carrots"? and "sticks" before a European delegation presents them privately to Iranian leaders.? But they are known to include the enticement of a light water power reactor - whose radioactive fuel is hard to convert to use in a bomb - and the specter of? punishments ranging from? bank account freezes and travel bans to a full-scale economic embargo...
...diplomats concluded that Iranians react so violently to the S word that for internal political reasons, the regime's leaders could not attend any negotiations in which sanctions were on the table.? To maximize the chances of Iranian cooperation, they agreed to forgo the S word...
...people and the people of Iran - a beneficial relationship of increased contacts in education, cultural exchange, sports, travel, trade, and investment... The United States looks forward to a new relationship between our peoples that advances these goals [global security, non-proliferation and ending terrorism]. We sincerely hope that the Iranian regime will choose to make that future possible...
...renounce any such goal. Secretary Rice stressed that the U.S. concerns are not limited to the nuclear issue, and extend to issues such as terrorism and Iraq. But Iran reportedly offered in April 2003 to engage in talks to address all such concerns, as well as the issue of Iranian support for Palestinian radical groups, and that offer was rebuffed by the Bush Administration. The troubles confronting the U.S. in both Iraq and Afghanistan, however, may also embolden Iran to drive a tougher bargain this time around. In both places Washington needs Tehran to use its influence in a positive...
...America faces Iran, another tyranny apparently seeking nuclear weapons. And again, some hear the clock ticking, with time supposedly on the mullahs' side. No one knows how long the Iranian clerics--widely loathed by their own people-- can hold onto power. And no one in Washington knows how close they actually are to the Bomb. But our ability to endure a standoff requires fostering a stable democracy on Iran's borders so Afghanistan and Iraq become bulwarks against theocracy rather than conduits for it. It requires leading our Western allies by persuasion, not command, once again. And it requires confronting...