Regarding the Dec. 9 editorial “A sterile conversation”:
It is unbelievable that the United States and its U.N. Security Council allies have not realized what games Iran is playing with regard to its nuclear program.
Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili’s comment at a news conference that halting uranium enrichment “will not be discussed at the Istanbul meeting” and the fact that the regime is continuing production of its own processed uranium ore should be sufficient evidence that its tactics, as the editorial said, are intended “to seek to delay further sanctions, create dissension among the United States and its allies, and distract attention from its continuing crackdown on the opposition Green movement.”
No amount of dialogue will impede Iran’s nuclear aspirations or its systematic and rigorous clampdown on dissent and freedom. The government continues to torture and kill anyone who dares to question the authority of the ruling clerics. It is time for the United States and its allies to recognize the games, stop further negotiations, increase sanctions (such as a full ban on landings by Iranian airliners in Europe) and support Iran’s internal resistance.
Bijan Rouhani, Frederick
via Get serious with Iran.