Obama To Iran: You’re Running Out Of Time
November 15, 2009 by politicaltheatrics
Filed under Western Imperialism
U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Sunday that time was running out for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the Islamic Republic for further processing.
Standing beside Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, after the two leaders met Sunday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Obama said: “We are now running out of time.”
“Unfortunately, so far at least, Iran appears to have been unable to say yes to what everyone acknowledges is a creative and constructive approach,” Obama said.
Medvedev, for his part, said he still hoped to convince Iran to send its enriched uranium to Russia where it could be further processed to fuel an aging medical reactor in Tehran.
But if that plan fails, Medvedev said, other options remain on the table. The Russian leader has said further sanctions against Iran were possible if it did not open its nuclear program to inspections to prove it was not trying to build a bomb.
Under last month’s proposal, Iran would export some 75 percent of its low-enriched uranium abroad to be turned into fuel for a Tehran research reactor.
Diplomats have said Iran’s counter-offer would leave it enough of the uranium to convert into bomb material, a non-starter for France and the United States.
There's already been a deal made. It's called the non-proliferation treaty. The US should adhere to its obligations under that treaty just as Iran is.