U.S. Calls Iran Nuclear Letter "Obfuscation"

[Reuters ] Zahra Hosseinian and Sue Pleming - Iran delivered a letter to world powers on Tuesday but gave no concrete reply to a demand to freeze its nuclear activity, a defiant step the U.S. said amounted to "obfuscation" and could lead to more sanctions. Extracts of the one-page letter obtained by Reuters showed Iran gave no firm reply to the offer but instead promised a "clear response" at an unspecified date. "It is more of the same from the Iranians - obfuscation and delays," said one U.S. official.


2008-08-06 01:00:00

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