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Beatrice1000
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 Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:23 am Post subject: Iran postage stamp lauds nuclear success |
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“Iran stamp lauds nuclear success”
Books and ears of corn are the emblems of the nuclear programme
Iran's post office has issued a stamp celebrating the country's achievements in nuclear technology. President Mohammad Khatami oversaw the issuing ceremony while visiting Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation to mark the 30th anniversary of its foundation.
The stamp shows the Bushehr nuclear power plant superimposed over a map of Iran and emblems of the agency.
A lightning bolt is meant to symbolise the peaceful, civilian character of the nuclear programme, officials say. …CONTINUED
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Books and ears of corn and lightning bolts and other unknown symbols of peace – okay, I buy all that – now I truly understand the character of the Iranian nuclear program – I’m glad they put it into a visual for us…
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Rdtf
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from Drudge:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050316/ts_nm/nuclear_iran_usa_dc_1
| Quote: | Iran to Offer U.S. Share in Nuclear Program -Paper
Tue Mar 15, 9:34 PM ET Top Stories - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran is prepared to offer the United States a half share in any future nuclear program to demonstrate it is not pursuing atomic weapons, a senior Iranian official was quoted on Wednesday as saying.
The Financial Times said it was unclear how far the remarks of Hossein Kazempour, Iranian governor to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and an energy adviser to the government, represented the policy of Tehran.
"I am telling you that the Americans can come and have 50-50 (of an Iranian nuclear program)," Kazempour was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
"This offer is on the table. But they have their suspicions. This could be removed by their presence (in the program)."
President Bush has accused Iran of trying to secretly develop nuclear arms. Tehran rejects the charge and says its nuclear program is solely for electricity generation.
The Financial Times quoted Kazempour as saying Iran was committed to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
On Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Washington must change its policies toward Iran and recognize Tehran as a regional power if relations were to improve.
In a policy shift last week, the United States offered Iran economic incentives to try to persuade it to scrap nuclear work which could be used to make atomic bombs.
Washington said it would drop its opposition to Iran's membership of the World Trade Organization and the sale of civilian aircraft parts to Tehran as part of a coordinated strategy with the European Union .
Iran has dismissed the U.S. offer as insignificant.
Failure to abandon any sensitive nuclear activities would see Iran's case referred to the U.N. Security Council, which could impose sanctions, U.S. officials say.
Washington broke ties with Iran in 1980 after its embassy in Tehran was taken over by students who held 52 captives for 444 days. Billions of dollars of Iranian assets were seized and progressively tighter restrictions imposed on U.S. investment and the sale of U.S. products in Iran.
Tentative rapprochements over the years have petered out quickly. Bush branded Iran part of an "axis of evil," accusing it of sponsoring terrorism as well as secretly developing nuclear bombs. |
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