Word: tehran
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...France's opposition to the invasion of Iraq prompted Capitol Hill hawks to rename the fries in the congressional canteen, its stance on Iran could just as soon get them singing "La Marseillaise." President Nicolas Sarkozy's frequent rhetorical pummeling of Tehran offers a stark contrast with the calm calls for dialogue from President Barack Obama. As the U.S. and its partners prepare for an Oct. 1 meeting with Iranian negotiators to discuss Iran's nuclear program, Sarkozy has played attack dog in chief, snarling impatiently that Tehran must be given deadlines to cooperate with international demands or else face...
...Wednesday, Sarkozy warned in a French TV interview that time was running out for finding a negotiated solution with Tehran over concerns that its nuclear program has a military intent. "I have to admit, dialogue is not going well. There will be a deadline, and in my mind, it is the month of December," he said...
...they may be, such barbs are a rarity in diplomacy because they're potentially counterproductive. While France had at times previously sought to place itself in a mediating role between the U.S. and Middle East adversaries, Sarkozy's hard line has earned it a whipping-boy role as Tehran retaliates to international criticism...
...pursuit of a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff, there's little optimism over the prospects for a compromise. The U.S. and European powers are demanding that Iran forgo its right to enrich uranium even for energy purposes in exchange for a series of economic and diplomatic rewards, but Tehran has ruled out renouncing that right. And Israel has repeatedly warned that if the diplomatic outreach fails, it is prepared to resort to military action to stop Iran's nuclear development. (See an interview with nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei...
...Qods Day rallies in Tehran had been planned - one starting from the northeast area of the prayer grounds and the other from the west. Soon after the second march began, its participants clashed with supporters of the President, but according to witnesses, the green demonstrators held their ground. In the first march, beginning in Haft-e Tir square in north-central Tehran, opposition marchers well outnumbered regime supporters. One participant told TIME that attacking security services had to retreat on multiple occasions due to organized resistance by the crowds, and eventually the police, in resignation, simply directed the march along...