Who? President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmedinezhad signed an agreement brokered by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
What? Iranian regime would ship low-enriched uranium to neighbouring Turkey in exchange for nuclear fuel. The fuel would be used by Iran’s nuclear plants to generate power for civilian purposes.
Where? The deal was signed in Tehran, Iran.
When? The agreement took place on Monday, 17 May.
Why? Iran has agreed to transfer 1,200 kg of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey within a month in return for higher-enriched nuclear fuel for a medical research reactor. The country is under pressure from U.S. led U.N. Security Council which is threatening to impose sanctions if Tehran continues uranium enrichment on its own.
How? Brazil and Turkey, both non-permanent members of U.N. Security Council, oppose sanctions on Tehran and combined diplomatic efforts to broker a deal. Iran will get 120 kg of 20% enriched uranium under an arrangement involving the IAEA, as well as the U.S.A, France and Russia within a year.
well, i am kinda confused by this whole deal…. can someone please explain to me as to what this deal really means ?? is it along the same lines as the one drawn up by the states earlier??…. and if it is then will the west agree to this deal made without their inclusion .
the whole deal is if you read brazilian, turkish, or some middle east newspapers the general vibe is that this deal should be enough for iran’s conformation that it pursuing the nuclear programme for peaceful purposes and if you read the western newspapers the vibe is more of skepticism!!
bitch
It is a dividing issue, no doubt. The west including its media, as far as I understand, stands skeptical about it due to the fact that a regional power (Turkey) and an emerging power (Brazil) are against the impending sanctions and brokered a deal to avoid that situation. The US and its allies feel a bit embarrassed and sidelined by this situation that’s why they’re trying to minimise the importance of this deal.
If you go into the essence of this agreement, you’ll see the compliance of IAEA and 5+1 demands of Iran stopping uranium enrichment. I have a feeling that US wants to keep pressurising Iran for one reason or the other and seek complete dismantling of Iran’s nuclear programme which stands to be as civilian at the moment.
So after all is the US worried about the uranium enrichments in Iran or are they just trying to keep on imposing pressures on Iran based on their infamous enmity with the country? From what i understand the Americans are using this as an excuse to impose more sanctions. I mean US is not the only country who’s allowed to be worried of a nuke bomb! Alongside their longtime ally they have the most nuke bombs! These bombs are to be used when the day comes and the people who are in the danger zone too have the right to be worried.
@anathema
I very much doubt that Iran is after making a nuclear bomb in near future. Iran has got plenty of other things to do than just making a nuclear bomb and dropping it around. The country’s internal structure is polarised and nuclear issue is not a unifying force in the country. Most people asked on the streets say they want to see an improvement in their lifestyle and don’t believe nuclear bomb will solve their woes.
However, a civilian nuclear energy is very important to the Iranian people and they want the increasing demand for electricity to be met this way. This is a right to which Iran is entitled and no country in this world, including USA, have any moral or political right to stop them from achieving it.
While Americans tighten the noose, a sensible government in Iran would try to unite the country and weed out the growing dissent. They definitely need a united Iran in case of a foreign invasion. It’s not bombs that will defend Iran but its people. Otherwise, it will fall like Iraq in 2003 whose people were unhappy with their regime and were caught up between devil and the deep sea.