Monday, May 17, 2010

My Way News - Iran to ship uranium to Turkey in nuclear deal
My Way News reports: "Iran agreed Monday to ship most of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in a surprise nuclear fuel swap deal that could ease the international standoff over the country's disputed atomic program and deflate a U.S.-led push for tougher sanctions."

Comment: Iran doing deals with Turkey, wow, this is stunning news. First, they will establish linkages between the two political systems and the techs to make this uranium transfer work, and then maybe some military-military contacts as well, and before you know it, Turkey will be solidly in the Zeke's Gog Alliance. This move is actually brilliant from a strategic perspective, Iranian leaders clearly know what they are doing. If the U.S. protests this move too much it will alienate an important American ally and risk pushing Turkey further into Iran's orbit. The U.S. and the West are boxed into a corner, we can't accept it (because it's obviously just another Iranian attempt to stall for time) and yet we can't not accept it either, as it really does look like a good faith effort to meet international objections to their nuclear program. Brilliant. Bad, but brilliant.

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