Iran: No More Talks On Iraq Until U.S. Stops Attacks On “Defenseless Iraqis”
Hahahahaha. Sure Iran. How about pulling all your forces out of Iraq so the fighting stops?
TEHRAN - A senior Iranian official said on Saturday Tehran saw no need for more talks with the United States about Iraqi security until what he described as U.S. attacks on Iraqis stopped, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported.
Iranian and U.S. officials held three rounds of talks last year in Baghdad, high-profile meetings between two foes who have not had diplomatic ties since 1980 and rarely hold discussions. But plans for a fourth round have faced a series of delays.
Washington accuses Tehran of funding, training and equipping militias in Iraq, a charge Iran denies. Tehran blames the presence of U.S. troops for violence and instability in Iraq.
“Should the Americans’ attacks against civilians and the defenseless Iraqi people come to an end, Iran will consider their request for the fourth round of negotiations,” Fars quoted the official as saying.
It said the official was a senior member of the negotiating team with U.S. officials but did not give his name.
“Under the current conditions, with the Americans’ massive attacks on the Iraqi people in various cities, no need is felt for holding negotiations with that country about Iraq’s security,” the official said.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has regularly said in recent weeks that no new date has been fixed about any new round of discussions. When talks was delayed in February, Iran said “technical” issues were to blame.
Iran said it was holding talks this week with a visiting Iraqi delegation to help end fighting in its neighbor. Iraqi officials said the delegation was sent to tell Iranian officials to stop backing Shi’ite militias.
Iran, like Iraq, is majority Shi’ite Muslim.
Analysts say Tehran wants to keep a friendly, Shi’ite-led government in charge but wants to ensure rival Iraqi Shi’ite factions look to Iran as a power broker. They say Iran also wants to make U.S. troops do not get an easy ride in Iraq.
(Reporting by Hashem Kalantari; editing by Sami Aboudi)
(Reuters)
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They’re really cruising for a bruising. They can’t believe that we take seriously what they say. If they believe what they say they are truly stupid.
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:33 amGood…we don’t need to talk to you fuckers anyway. The case has been made against Iran for their ventures in Iraq. What we need and want is action. Iran will pay for their attacks on coalition forces before this whole thing is over and then, and only then, will you understand the words “massive attack”. Not mortars, EFP’s, and bullshit like that…were talking BIG firecrackers.
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 amMaybe they’ll talk (or plead for mercy) when the bombs are falling on their country’s command and control infrastructure after this year’s election here.
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:43 amAll I want for Christmas is bombs falling on Iranian Command and Control.
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:33 amSince when did any kind of talk with Iraniacs mean shit anyways? Let’s do our talking with JADAMs and cruise missiles. Time to also test out that new bunker-buster.
May 3rd, 2008 at 3:01 pmFirst target: the side of Ahmedthedickwad’s head.
Iran is sounding more and more like Code Pinkos everyday.
May 4th, 2008 at 5:56 am