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July 1, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/07/01/dl0102.xml

The Troika Have Lost Their Gamble

(Telegraph-UK) Editorial - At his post-election press conference on Sunday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would push ahead with its nuclear program while continuing talks with the EU troika of Britain, France, and Germany. One should not feel sorry for the troika. They calculated that through negotiation they could strengthen the hand of moderates within the clerically dominated regime. From the 2000 parliamentary elections onward, they have seen reformers forced on to the retreat and then routed. They have lost their gamble. The focus of attention looks set to switch from mediation to consideration of sanctions by the UN Security Council.

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