That Was Fast! UN Iran Talks Fail.............by Dan Friedman

“Ratchet up” those “crippling sanctions,” Mr. President. Yeah, a few more turns of the screw and those “rational” Ayatollahs will be yelling uncle! -df

Iran defiant as UN nuclear talks fail

VIENNA/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.

In a defiant response, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran's nuclear policies would not change despite mounting international pressure against what the West says are Iran's plans to obtain nuclear bombs.

"With God's help, and without paying attention to propaganda, Iran's nuclear course should continue firmly and seriously," he said on state television. "Pressures, sanctions and assassinations will bear no fruit. No obstacles can stop Iran's nuclear work."

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