Tuesday, February 6, 2007

MUST READ: TIME TO TALK, THE CASE FOR DIPLOMATIC SOLUTIONS ON IRAN

TIME TO TALK
THE CASE FOR DIPLOMATIC SOLUTIONS ON IRAN

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The report urges the UK government to work with allies in a sustained effort to find a diplomatic solution. In particular, they should push for:
  • Face to face talks between Iran and the US
  • A compromise on the suspension of uranium enrichment as a precondition for negotiation
    Further development of a 'grand bargain' in which the EU offer of June 2006 is developed further to include security guarantees between Israel, Iran and the US.

"The consequences of military action against Iran are not only unpalatable, they are unthinkable. Even according to the worst estimates, Iran is still years away from having a nuclear weapon. There is still time to talk and the Prime Minister must make sure our allies use it," said Stephen Twigg, Director of the Foreign Policy Centre.

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Appeasers, the whole lot of them...

Pertinent Links:

1) Time to Talk, The Case for Diplomatic Solutions on Iran (PDF file)

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