Major media outlets have become oh-so-intrigued by oh-so-tentative hints - always hints - that Ahmadinejad is willing to accept Israel and that Iran is willing to give up its nukes.

The former claim, obviously, is bullshit:

"I've heard that one of them [PM Olmert] recently said that the idea of Greater Israel is dead. I would like to declare that the idea of 'smaller Israel' is also dead. The very notion of Israel is dead, but they are lagging behind the times. Just as the idea of Greater Israel died 30 years ago, and they did not realize this, and have continued to perpetrate crimes for 30 years... Today, I say to them: The idea of smaller Israel is dead."... "A Zionist organization with 2,000 [members] and with 7,000 or 8,000 activists has brought the world to a state of confusion. Let me tell them that if they themselves do not wrap up Zionism, the strong arm of the peoples will wipe these germs of corruption off the face of the Earth."

But that second part about Iran giving up its nukes is actually pretty interesting, except for how it's total bullshit:

Expressing confidence his country is facing a diminished military threat, Iran's top diplomat said Thursday that Tehran remains committed to its nuclear development program despite international pressure to abandon its uranium enrichment. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki contended that the danger of an Israeli airstrike on Iran's nuclear facilities is waning as the United States - Israel's closest ally - finds itself mired in an economic crisis and Israel is roiled by its own domestic political troubles.

Disappointing, because I really had my hopes up this time.

References:
* Ahmadinejad accepts Israel's right to exist [Guardian]
* Iran Hints At Nuclear Rethink [CBS]
* Ahmadinejad: 'If [The Zionists] Themselves Do Not Wrap Up Zionism... The Peoples Will Wipe These Germs of Corruption Off the Face of the Earth' [MEMRI]
* Iran out to stay nuclear course [Chicago Tribune]

Previously:
* Israeli Military Intel: Iran "Halfway" Toward Nuclear Weapon (Plus: Syria, Hezbollah, And Hamas All The Way Toward Every Other Kind Of Weapon)
* Skewz.com Podcast: Mere Rhetoric Gets Interviewed About Israel, Iran, Politics, Etc.
* Iran: Of Course Sunnis And Shiites Cooperate, Iran Will Never Abandon Hamas