Aethelred the Unready Update: “EU-Iran atom talks set for Thursday,” from the Hizballah News Agency, aka Reuters, with thanks to JE:
VIENNA (Reuters) – The EU will resume crunch talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear work on Thursday, officials said, as world powers at an atomic watchdog meeting remained divided over whether to crack down on Tehran.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana was likely to try to pin down Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani on what EU diplomats said was a tentative offer from him to consider temporarily halting enrichment of uranium for nuclear fuel.
Yeah, pin him down, Solana. Make him tell you: will he let you pay him tribute or not? And don’t take no for an answer. Make him understand that you have a backbone of steel about paying him bribes, and will not be deterred.