to Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, the country
has developed fourth-generation centrifuges made
of carbon fiber that are "speedier, produce less
waste and occupy less space" as they spin at
supersonic speeds to purify uranium.
And
the first made-in-Iran 20% enriched fuel rods have
been installed at the Tehran Research Reactor --
not a bomb factory but a civilian plant designed
to produce medical isotopes for cancer treatment;
this should allow the Research Reactor to operate
independently of any foreign interference.
To top it off, Tehran sent a letter to the
EU "welcoming" the P5+1 -- the UN Security Council
veto members plus Germany -- if they seriously want
to go back to the table for meaningful
negotiations about the Iranian nuclear dossier.
Let's see what this means.
very sophisticated Persian miniature -- to be
decoded by the Europeans who bother. Tehran is
saying; we sincerely want to talk to you; but we
won't give up on our civilian nuclear program; and
if you keep treating us like dogs, with these
sanctions, embargo and now the SWIFT move, we can
apply a lot of pressure on your already stricken
economies.
Anyone betting on clueless
European politicians and their sherpas
understanding this is hardly guaranteed to hit a
jackpot.
Then there's the stupid argument
that the recent bombings and failed bombings in
Delhi, Georgia and Bangkok represent Tehran's
retaliation for the murder of five civilian
nuclear scientists in Iran -- conducted by the
Iranian terrorist group MeK under the orders of
the Israeli Mossad.
If and when Tehran
decides to target Israeli interests, it may be
able to do it closer to home, and it has the
competent operatives to do it without a trace. The
notion that Tehran would send Iranian agents to
friendly Asian countries such as India and
Thailand -- and in the case of the Three Stooges in
Bangkok openly displaying their passports and even
rials -- is ludicrous beyond belief. These are
patsies; the question is to find out who's
manipulating them.
If the Washington/Tel
Aviv-promoted hysteria is already at fever pitch,
wait for March 20, when the Iranian oil bourse
will start trading oil in other currencies apart
from the US dollar, heralding the arrival of a new
oil marker to be denominated in euro, yen, yuan,
rupee or a basket of currencies.
That
would suit Asian clients -- from BRICS members
India and China to US allies Japan and South
Korea, not to mention NATO member Turkey. But that
would also suit European clients, to pay for oil
in their own currency. Tehran -- as well as many
key players in the developing world -- does want to
sink the petrodollar. That may be the straw to
break the American camel's back.
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