Mere Rhetoric: LAT: Relax, There's No Reason To Worry About Iran

If you want to start your week with a story all about how Iran has no intention of building nukes and how they couldn't build them even if they wanted to - well, you're in luck:

Iran is said to be in the beginning stages of installing industrial-scale uranium enrichment centrifuges at an underground site at Natanz, but Ahmadinejad disclosed no advancements Sunday. Western nonproliferation specialists say the start-up has been hindered by technical problems, including difficulties operating the above-ground test centrifuges

The entire mess is going to be resolved in the next three weeks according to the article (!!) And even if it's not, no worries - because Iran's not a threat to anyone.

"Today we announce to you that the political will of Iran is aimed at the negotiated settlement of the case, and we don't want to aggravate the situation in our region," Larijani told a gathering of the world's top security officials in Munich.

He added that Iran was seeking harmonious relations with its neighbors in the Middle East. "That Iran is willing to threaten Israel is wrong," Larijani said. "We pose no threat and if we are conducting nuclear research and development we are no threat to Israel. We have no intention of aggression against any country."

Liar.

References:
* Iranians voice support for Tehran's bid for nuclear energy [LAT]

Previously:
* Video: Iran Declares Their Intentions, Calls US An Affront To God
* Video: Iran Is Evil, Threatens To Destroy Israel, Murders Homosexuals
* We Continue To Be Frustrated and Baffled By The World's Reaction To Iran

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