Rice says Iran not serious at weekend nuke talks
(AP) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran on Monday of not being serious at weekend talks about its disputed nuclear program despite the presence of a senior U.S. diplomat, and warned it may soon face new sanctions.
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At Saturday’s meeting, Iran had been expected to respond to a package of incentives offered in exchange for halting enrichment of uranium… However, Rice said that instead of a coherent answer, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili delivered a “meandering” monologue full of irrelevant “small talk about culture” that appeared to annoy many of the others present at the table in Geneva.
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Rice’s remarks about the Iranian presentation were much harsher than those of the host of the meeting, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who lamented only that Iran had not provided “all the answers to the questions.”

Jalili says U.S. not serious at weekend Flavor of Love talks
(Iran Daily) Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili accused the United States on Monday of not being serious at weekend talks about the most recent season of VH1’s “Flavor of Love” despite the presence of a senior Iranian diplomat, and warned it may soon face the possibility of not being invited to watch a Season 3 marathon at Jalili’s apartment.
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At Saturday’s meeting, the U.S. had been expected to respond to an email proposing that Season 3 winner Thing 2 was a worthier match for rapper Flavor Flav than Deelishis, the victor of Season 2. However, Jalili said that instead of a coherent answer, the U.S.’s secretary of state Condoleezza Rice delivered a “meandering” monologue full of irrelevant “small talk about Iran’s disputed nuclear program” that appeared to annoy many of the others present at the table in Geneva.
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Salili’s remarks about the American presentation were much harsher than those of the host of the meeting, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who lamented only that the U.S. had not provided “all the answers to the questions.”

Specified Solana: “The questions that were about Flavor Flav’s program ‘Flavor of Love,’ which was the point of this entire meeting.”

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