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Are Iranians getting secret assurances from Russia?
It is interesting to see Iran dilly-dallying on the nuke issues with the Europeans and the Americans. According to some think tanks, Iran may be getting secret assurances from the Kremlin. Russians are eager to expand their roles in Iranian nuclear power generations. Taking the clue from Russia, Iran is not sure if it really needs to listen to the Europeans or the Americans.
Iran is "not very optimistic" that upcoming talks with the European Union regarding Tehran's nuclear program will yield a solution, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of Iran's atomic program, said July 5. Aghazadeh said that the Europeans had been counting on a more moderate president elect, and that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election made the prospects of difficult negotiations more likely. Iran has said that it does not fear the prospect of referral to the U.N. Security Council and has begun researching nuclear fusion.
Russia is interested in building more power units at the Iranian nuclear facility at Bushehr, Sergei Stepashin, head of the Russian Audit Chamber, said July 5. Stepashin also said Russian and Iranian officials discussed whether Russia would take part in the construction of "second, third, and fourth units" while visiting Bushehr's first unit. Stepashin added that 500 additional Russian specialists were expected to join the team already at Bushehr.
Russia would like to expand the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material so it can be applied to activity using nuclear material inside a country, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced July 5. The convention provides for the safety of nuclear material during international transportation to prevent it from falling into the hands of terrorists and other criminals.
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