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pampango

(24,692 posts) Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:19 AM Feb 2013

Iran rebuffs US offer of direct talks

Source: Aljazeera

Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei says talks suggested by US vice-president would not solve the problem between them.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has turned down an offer of direct talks made by US Vice-President Joe Biden this week, saying they would not solve the problem between them.

"Some naive people like the idea of negotiating with America, however, negotiations will not solve the problem,"
Khamenei said in a speech to officials and members of Iran's air force carried on his official website.

"American policy in the Middle East has been destroyed and Americans now need to play a new card. That card is dragging Iran into negotiations."

"That offer stands but it must be real and tangible," Biden said in a speech in Munich.

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/02/20132712135063966.html

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Iran rebuffs US offer of direct talks (Original Post) pampango Feb 2013 OP

Well, we tried, it's on the record. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #1

Exactly. I hope the anti-war folks take note. "We tried, it's on the record". Tarheel_Dem Feb 2013 #3

This is what happens when . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #2

TwilightGardener

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1. Well, we tried, it's on the record.

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:24 AM

Feb 2013

They're not making their situation any better, are they?

Tarheel_Dem

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3. Exactly. I hope the anti-war folks take note. "We tried, it's on the record".

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Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:34 PM

Feb 2013

another_liberal

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2. This is what happens when . . .

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:53 PM

Feb 2013

This is what happens when you let religious authorities have a veto over national policy. Iranian government sources had initially responded warmly to the Vice President's offer, then this old hate-monger had to put in his two cents. This is a tragic lost opportunity.

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