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US-Iran talks have been going on since last year, but Iran has now suspended its participation until the US stops its bombing of Iraqi civilians:
"We believe the talks will not be held given the current situation (in Iraq)," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters during his weekly press briefing Monday.
Hosseini's announcement was the first official confirmation that Iran has decided to suspend talks with the Americans. Iran and the U.S. have held three rounds of ambassador-level talks on security in Iraq since last May."What we are witnessing is open and extensive bombing of the Iraqi nation, while the main goal of talks with the American side would have been security and peace in Iraq," said Hosseini. "It is a matter of doubt that the U.S. is pursuing a solution for the crisis, which was caused by them."
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So here we have it. Gordon is mindlessly repeating the Timmeh/Cheney pronouncements from yesterday in a breathtaking reversal from the usual order of a NYTimes "disclosure" followed by repeating it on Timmeh's show. All the while, Iran is telling the world that it will no longer take part in diplomatic discussions with a regime actively involved in war crimes (bombing of civilian targets).
