There is an effort on the way to get Iranian government involved in some kind of negotiation which would lead into a verifiable control of IranĂ ‚¬ „ s nuclear program.
However, it appears that the great diplomats are missing the point again. LetĂ ‚¬ „ s examine a couple of news briefs.
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1)Ă‚ Ă‚ Ă‚ Ă‚ Ă‚ The Carrot
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European company may invest $4 billion in Iran's Lavan gas field:
TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (Mehr News Agency) -- Iranian Off shore Oil Company Managing Director Mahmoud Zirakchianzadeh has announced that the IOOC is negotiating with a European company that is interested in investing over $4 billion to produce liquefied natural gas at the Lavan gas field.
"The European company has presented its detailed proposal," he told the Mehr News Agency here on Monday. Zirakchianzadeh stated that if the plan is approved, "the LNG produced at this field will be exported to Europe.Ă ‚¬ ť The IOOC has estimated that an investment of about $4 billion is required to expand activities at the Lavan gas field, he added. Payvand News - 08/03/09
2) The Stick
U.S. Weighs Iran Sanctions if Talks Are Rejected:
The Obama administration is talking with allies and Congress about the possibility of imposing a stringent economic sanction against IranĂ‚ if it fails to respond toĂ‚ President ObamaĂ ‚¬ „ s offer to negotiate on its nuclear program: cutting off the countryĂ ‚¬ „ s imports of gasoline and other refined oil products.
The option of acting against companies around the world that supply Iran with 40 percent of its gasoline has been broached with European allies and Israel, officials from those countries said. Legislation that would give Mr. Obama that authority already has 71 sponsors in the Senate and similar legislation is expected to sail through the House.
In a visit to Israel last week, Mr. ObamaĂ ‚¬ „ s national security adviser,Ă‚ James L. Jones, mentioned the prospect to Israeli officials, they said. The White House refused Sunday to confirm or deny the contents of Mr. JonesĂ ‚¬ „ s discussions. But other administration officials said that they believed his goal was to reinforce Mr. ObamaĂ ‚¬ „ s argument that the Israeli government should stop dropping hints about conducting a military attack against IranĂ ‚¬ „ s nuclear facilities if no progress is made this year, and to give the administration time to impose what Secretary of StateĂ‚ Hillary Rodham ClintonĂ‚ calls Ă ‚¬Ĺ"crippling sanctionsĂ ‚¬ ť that might force Iran to negotiate.
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