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Special U.S. envoy on Iran Dennis Ross.
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Last update - 09:04 10/05/2009
U.S. puts October deadline on Iran talks
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: nuclear program, U.S. 

The United States has set October as its target for completing the first round of talks with Iran on its nuclear program, according to confidential reports sent to Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday, during talks with his German counterpart, that Iran must not be allowed to continue stalling for time on its nuclear program.

Several days ago, Jerusalem received a classified notice reporting on a meeting between a senior European official and the special U.S. envoy on Iran, Dennis Ross. The telegram stated that Ross said this autumn, probably October, was the target date for concluding the first round of talks.
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Ross said that unless the U.S. sees a change in Iran's position on its nuclear program, Washington's stance toward Tehran will stiffen at that time, the source explained.

Several days ago, Ross visited Egypt and several Persian Gulf countries for talks on Iran's nuclear program. Washington has not informed Israel of its plans. So far, Israel has heard about developments between the U.S. and Iran secondhand, via European sources.

A political source in Jerusalem said information received so far suggests that the Americans are interested in dialogue with Iran in the near future and plan to hold four to five months of talks. The U.S. will reevaluate the state of talks in the autumn, and will then decide how to proceed.

The United States is still waiting for an Iranian response to the Western offer for dialogue, which was sent to chief Iranian negotiator Said Jalili several weeks ago.

"At the pace the Iranians are moving, it is not at all clear whether by fall the dialogue will have begun," the source said. "If the Iranians continue being evasive, it may be necessary to change the dialogue strategy."

In June, a foreign ministers' conference is scheduled to take place in Italy regarding Afghanistan. The Iranians have been invited to participate, and if they do, the first meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki will probably take place there.

Presidential elections are also scheduled to take place in Iran in June, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is facing opposition from reformists and scathing criticism for his domestic policies, particularly on economic issues. If he loses the election, this may usher a change in Iranian attitudes regarding talks with the U.S.

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      1.   No Iran attack for Israel... 04:45  |  BBSNews 10/05/09
      2.   Nuclear agenda of Iran! 04:56  |  Le Corbeau 10/05/09
      3.   U.S. talks with Iran...on and on...till the bomb 05:06  |  abraham cohen 10/05/09
      4.   It`s the U.S. Dep`t of States that is stalling time for Iran nuke 05:18  |  Joseph.E 10/05/09
      5.   How many `rounds` are we talking about? 05:24  |  Samuel Prime 10/05/09
      6.   Haaretz portray Arab Gulf States as Persian Gulf States 05:26  |  Joseph.E 10/05/09
      7.   So What Happens After The Deadline... 05:40  |  Jeff Northridge 10/05/09
      8.   Usint Dennis Ross is a signal the US is not serious 05:43  |  Arik Silverman 10/05/09
      9.   Shall Denis Ross will learn Persian until then? :-) 06:46  |  shlomo 10/05/09
      10.   What were the U.S Dep`t of States talks about ? 07:08  |  Joseph.E 10/05/09
      11.   Iranian talks 07:11  |  DT 10/05/09
      12.   What about Dimona? 07:45  |  Palestinian Brit 10/05/09
      13.   Too late for diplomacy 08:06  |  Frank 10/05/09
      14.   Dennis Ross, architect of the Oslo illusion? Bombs away! 08:57  |  IW 10/05/09
      15.   LONG LIVE PEACE, LONG LIVE PEACE 09:00  |  indrajaya 10/05/09
      16.   The October deadline. That is fast,.... 2009? 09:22  |  Stephen. 10/05/09
      17.   Iran and Israel have something in common 09:38  |  Eddie Harris 10/05/09
      18.   Obama does not feel an obligation to report back to Israel... 10:13  |  Esther 10/05/09
      19.   Deadline? 10:34  |  Albrecht Klein 10/05/09
      20.   "via European sources" 10:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/05/09
      21.   PAL BRIT What about Dimona? Your brothers have signed the NPT 11:09  |  PETER SM 10/05/09
      22.   How Come These Top Secret Diplomatic Plans 11:32  |  Jeff Northridge 10/05/09
      23.   iran and Dimona respone to number 2 11:38  |  samuel gurewicz 10/05/09
      24.   WORLD MEDIA - LOUD AND CLEAR 12:01  |  Steve 10/05/09
      25.   To #2, certain races can have WMD, certain can`t, simple 12:03  |  Doron Katz 10/05/09
      26.   No deadline for Iran, unless deadline for Israel as well. 12:13  |  Michael 10/05/09
      27.   Maverick mentality and perfecting nukes 12:17  |  allang 10/05/09
      28.   #2 Israel never threatened to wipe a country off the map... 12:40  |  Joey 10/05/09
      29.   This just shows how foolish and inexperienced Obama is 13:53  |  kobi 10/05/09
      30.   DORON KATZ Pakistan can have the Islamic bomb. 14:04  |  PETER SM 10/05/09
      31.   PAL BRIT what about the Pakistani Islamic bomb? 14:17  |  PETER SM 10/05/09
      32.   Could it be that Iran is waiting until after 14:28  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      33.   Failure to act against the Iranians now may doom Israel 14:50  |  Mark Leaman 10/05/09
      34.   #8 Cipora Julianna Kohn 15:11  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      35.   Another deadline for Iran?!! 15:12  |  Dani 10/05/09
      36.   obama is not a natural leader 15:13  |  samuel the seer 10/05/09
      37.   obama is the peoples princess 15:19  |  samuel the seer 10/05/09
      38.   M.r presedent Opama:help us to creating peace 15:22  |  Zaina Kayed Shehab 10/05/09
      39.   # 8 Cipora JK......he gets into such a mess all the time 15:29  |  Lynn 10/05/09
      40.   # 2 Pal Brit...what about it? 15:32  |  Lynn 10/05/09
      41.   # 13 allang...Brazil seems to have gotten the message 15:34  |  Lynn 10/05/09
      42.   To #8 Obama Dithers while Teheran cocks a snook at USA 15:41  |  Whisky/Bravo 10/05/09
      43.   Obama the President without any Clothes 15:46  |  ARTH 10/05/09
      44.   #2 pal brit 16:03  |  ari 10/05/09
      45.   To #20 CJK..Obama Dithers anddithers,while Teheran cocks a snoock 16:27  |  Whiskey/Bravo 10/05/09
      46.   Carrots and sticks. 16:27  |  BazMann 10/05/09
      47.   Messenger is wrong 16:46  |  julie 10/05/09
      48.   # 13 17:03  |  DANISH 10/05/09
      49.   Re #2 Sovereign state 17:11  |  RME 10/05/09
      50.   To Lynn@ 36 Obama as samuel the seer implied is: 17:29  |  Whiskey/Bravo 10/05/09
      51.   this deadline has been pushed back since 2003 with the EU 17:34  |  r 10/05/09
      52.   Reminds me of the last days before Pearl Harbor 17:53  |  Yonatan 10/05/09
      53.   To r @51 That is what I inferred,when I said: 18:26  |  Whiskey/Bravo 10/05/09
      54.   Actually RME @49.It isn`t so much that Iran may have the nukes 18:38  |  Whiskey/Bravo 10/05/09
      55.   Julie, you mean Ross is Jewish and thus taboo? 18:38  |  Eve 10/05/09
      56.   Like, duh! 18:50  |  Morris Valentine 10/05/09
      57.   Any action after October must be based on Israel giving up nukes 19:17  |  Stephen L 10/05/09
      58.   Joseph E,if your that worried,what`s stopping you and israel from 19:39  |  do it urself Joey 10/05/09
      59.   #57 Stephen - You remind me of the followingadage 19:42  |  Yonatan 10/05/09
      60.   Chris linthwaite,BS News and all the others.The fact is when Iran 19:52  |  u ask 4 it,u got it! 10/05/09
      61.   #39 Lynn, what mess you refer to? 19:55  |  Mark B. 10/05/09
      62.   Chris L.So shortsighted. The reason why the US needs to consult 19:56  |  ks 10/05/09
      63.   To Stephen L@57 Sorry yours is an absurd comment.Why? 20:06  |  Whiskey/Bravo 10/05/09
      64.   Morris, make Aliyah... 20:22  |  BBSNews 10/05/09
      65.   updating Pearl Harbor 21:07  |  Eddie Harris 10/05/09
      66.   Iran, N. Korea bomb not Israel, but US 21:49  |  David 10/05/09
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      68.   #60 22:53  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/05/09
      69.   broken record 07:12  |  s smith 11/05/09
      70.   Allan G & Stephen (Geneve) 17:03  |  Persian Kitty 11/05/09
      71.   Le Corbeau 19:48  |  Observer 11/05/09
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