Iran’s nuclear talks – Mousavis position
Reports of Iran rejecting the P5+1 proposal to ship much of Iran’s uranium to France and Russia for further enrichment surprised no one, expect some people that are preoccupied with wishful thinking. The Iranians are all of the sudden, paradoxically, expressing doubt that the West would give Iran the promised enriched Uranium if agreeing to the deal.
The turn of events bewildered some and confirmed for others that Iran is not interested in solving this issue. Amongst all of the different statements and positions in the Iranian political sphere the most interesting statement came from Mir Hussein Mousavi. I have received countless emails from people asking if Mousavi would have been easier to negotiate with, and I have always answered that the West would probably had a much harder time with Mousavi than Ahmedinejad. Partly due to that it would have been much more difficult to take a hard line against Mousavi, but also because Mousavi is bent on continuing Iran’s nuclear program.
Contrary to what some believe, Mousavi might actually be more of a hardliner than Ahmedinejad is in regard to the nuclear issue. In an article in the Washington Post about the Iranian response and the internal disagreements that the issue created in Iran you can read the following:
The strongest criticism has come from Mir Hossein Mousavi, the leading opposition presidential candidate in Iran’s June 12 election. Even though the two-term government of his political partner, former president Mohammad Khatami, tried several times to reach a compromise with the West over Iran’s nuclear program, Mousavi charged that the current proposal would lead to disaster.
“The discussions in Geneva were really surprising, and if the promises given [to the West] are realized, then the hard work of thousands of scientists would be ruined,” the Kaleme Web site quoted Mousavi as saying in reference to the nuclear fuel plan.
