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Hopes fade for progress at Iran nuclear talks in Baghdad
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Hopes fade for progress at Iran nuclear talks in Baghdad
Iranian officials say practically no sanctions relief was placed on the table by Western powers in response to Iranian concessions over its nuclear program, dashing hopes for any breakthrough in Baghdad.
By Scott Peterson, Staff writer / May 23, 2012
Baghdad
Hope for swift progress on a nuclear deal with Tehran faded dramatically today, as world powers presented Iran with a list of stringent demands to curb its uranium enrichment but offered little sanctions relief in return.
Iranian officials said the new offer reaches beyond the step-by-step and "reciprocal" process agreed in the first round of talks in Istanbul last month, which along with positive signals from both sides had generated high expectations for Baghdad.
"The response from the Iranian side is: 'What you are asking for is ... not what we agreed to in Istanbul,' " an Iranian diplomat close to the talks told the Monitor, referring to the demands of six world powers that include Iran capping uranium enrichment and scrapping a deeply buried facility.
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Iranian officials say practically no sanctions relief was placed on the table by Western powers in response to Iranian concessions over its nuclear program, dashing hopes for any breakthrough in Baghdad.
By Scott Peterson, Staff writer / May 23, 2012
Baghdad
Hope for swift progress on a nuclear deal with Tehran faded dramatically today, as world powers presented Iran with a list of stringent demands to curb its uranium enrichment but offered little sanctions relief in return.
Iranian officials said the new offer reaches beyond the step-by-step and "reciprocal" process agreed in the first round of talks in Istanbul last month, which along with positive signals from both sides had generated high expectations for Baghdad.
"The response from the Iranian side is: 'What you are asking for is ... not what we agreed to in Istanbul,' " an Iranian diplomat close to the talks told the Monitor, referring to the demands of six world powers that include Iran capping uranium enrichment and scrapping a deeply buried facility.
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Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/0523/Hopes-fade-for-progress-at-Iran-nuclear-talks-in-Baghdad
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