iran leader calls for tv debate with bush

[ruba]

listen guys i have a good or interesting news and that is iranin president mahmoud ahmadinejad has called on us president to participate in a direct television debate with us so iran can voice its point of view how to end problems in the world. but the condition is that there can be no censorship, especially for the american nation,the white house called the offer to debate bush a ''diversion'' from international concern over iran neculer programme, reuters reported.
you can have full story at cnn.com
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[M.A.N]

29-aug-2006:

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said "Israel must prepare for Iran threat"

a very biased and irrational statement

also he said "This(Lebanon) war was not only against Hizbollah, Nijad has several times threatened to wipe Israel off map"

[I M Possible]

Annan to visit Iran amid dispute

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is to visit Iran next Saturday, the Iranian foreign ministry has confirmed.
The visit will come two days after a UN deadline for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and amid fears it is trying to develop a nuclear bomb.

On Sunday Iran repeated it would go ahead with uranium enrichment - but only to fuel a nuclear power programme.

Iran's foreign minister again called for European powers to "return to talks without prejudgement".

News of the visit comes amid fresh tension over Iran's nucelar ambitions. On Saturday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a facility producing coolant for nuclear reactors.

And last Tuesday, Iran responded at length to a package of incentives offered in exchange for suspension of its uranium enrichment programme.

The details of Iran's response to the offer were not made public, though the US said it "fell short" of the full and verifiable suspension of uranium enrichment demanded by the UN by 31 August - and that the "next steps" would have now to be considered.

Those "next steps" will include the threat of sanctions, say correspondents.

China and Russia have stressed their preference for a negotiated solution to the crisis.

Diplomatic moves

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi confirmed that Mr Annan would be visiting Tehran on 2 September.

Mr Annan cancelled his last scheduled visit to Tehran in November, saying it would be "inappropriate" in the wake of comments by Mr Ahmadinejad which appeared to call for Israel to be "wiped off the map".

Some specialists have since questioned the accuracy of that translation.

Mr Asefi also said it was "about time for the European side to return to talks without any prejudgement. Serious talks can lead us to reach an understanding," he said.

However, the country's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani again underlined Iran's commitment to continuing to develop its nuclear programme.

"Production of nuclear fuel is one of Iran's strategic objectives," Mr Larijani told state radio.

"Any action to limit or deprive Iran could not force Iran to give up this goal."

State television also reported that Iran had successfully test-fired a long-range, radar-evading Sagheb missile in Gulf waters on Sunday.

'Not a threat'

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would never abandon its nuclear programme, but insisted nuclear weapons were not its goal.

"We are not a threat to anybody, even the Zionist regime which is a definite enemy of the people of the region," he said.

Heavy water made at Arak, 190km (120 miles) south-west of Tehran, will be used to cool a reactor being built that will create a plutonium by-product that could be used to make atomic warheads.

Iran points out that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) it is entitled to a nuclear power programme and says it has not broken any rules.

But the Western powers accuse Iran of concealing an enrichment programme, and Washington has refused to rule out military action.


Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5290150.stm

[I M Possible]

Iran TV debate challenge to Bush

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the US and UK of abusing their "special privileges" and said a debate would let both sides air their views uncensored.

The White House called his suggestion a "diversion" from global concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.

Mr Ahmadinejad was speaking two days before a UN deadline for Iran to halt work on its nuclear programme.

He said Tehran had proposed a framework for further talks but said no-one could stop Iran having a peaceful programme.

"Peaceful nuclear energy is the right of the Iranian nation," he told a news conference.

The debate should be uncensored in order for the American people to be able to listen to what we say

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

"The Iranian nation has chosen that [course] based upon international regulations, it wants to use it and no-one can stop it."

He said Iran's response to an incentives package, offered by six nations in exchange for a halt to its nuclear programme, was an "exceptional opportunity" to resolve the dispute.

When asked if Iran would halt enrichment, he said any kind of dialogue "should be based upon the certain rights of the Iranian nation".

UN veto

"I suggest holding a live TV debate with Mr George W Bush to talk about world affairs and the ways to solve those issues," Mr Ahmadinejad told reporters.

"The debate should be uncensored in order for the American people to be able to listen to what we say and they should not restrict the American people from hearing the truth."

Iran and many other nations "are against America's practices in managing the world", he said, calling such practices unjust.

He accused both the US and UK of taking advantage of their "special privileges", saying he thought they were the "the origin of all disturbances in the world".

And he also questioned their right to a veto in the UN Security Council. "Isn't it time that international relations are founded on democracy and equal rights of the nations?" he went on.

But he did not rule out talks with the US in future, if certain conditions were met.

Mr Ahmadinejad's challenge to President Bush was dismissed by the White House.

"Talk of a debate is just a diversion from the legitimate concerns that the international community, not just the US, has about Iran's behaviour," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.

Sanctions

Iran has been given until 31 August to halt uranium enrichment - a possible route to nuclear weapons.

Earlier this week, Tehran had offered "serious talks" in response to a package of incentives put forward by the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany.

Washington has proposed implementing sanctions if Iran fails to meet the deadline, while Russia has said such a move would be premature.

Mr Ahmadinejad said it was "unlikely" the Security Council would take action against Iran, and said "sanctions are not an issue".

"We have said everything in our response. I think the time to use the instrument of the Security Council has expired," he said.

Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5295550.stm

[ruba]

THERAN

despite the threat of ecnomic sanction,iran has not made any move to suspend uranium enrichment activities comply with un demands to verify its neculer programme is peaceful,according to un report,

un ambassder are looking over the report from international atomic agency director realesed on the deadline set by the security council for iran to halt its neculer activities.

the report makes clear that not only iran has not suspended its uranium enrichment activities as required by resolution 1696.

the report short and to the point,conclude that after all these years of trying, the iaea is still unable to confirm the peaceful nature of iran,s program,

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/...ine/index.html

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[ruba]

UN chief kofi annan has receivied assurance from tehran that it will coperate
fully with the un resoulation on lebanon,his spokesman said.


MR annan is in iran for talk on strengthening the un sponoserd truce which halted 34 days of conflict.

HE also met the top neculer official for ''good'' and ''constructive'' talk.

THE visit comes two days after the un neculer watchdog reported that iran had failed to meet the security council deadline to halt uranium enrichment.

ONarrival in tehran, mr annan said he expected to dicuss ''issue of concern
to the region and community''.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5307788.stm

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[ruba]

FRENCH PRESIDENT jacqes chirac has said he belives a dipolmatic solution to the iranin neculer crisis can be found witout restoring to un sanctions.

i believe that dialouge still is open... there is a lot more potiential to dialouge and i would like us to go to end of the that particuler road before we decid to go any further in any other direction.


THE UN security council demanded that iran suspended its uranium enrichmenent programme by AUG 13 or face the possibility of neculer sanctions.IRAN missed that deadline but has said it would consider temporiary suspending its programme as a condition for beginning talks with the united states.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/eu...iew/index.html

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