Wishful Thinking

Iran's President has rejected any discussion about stopping it's nuclear activities. Not that that is stopping the wishful thinkers from believing he's just "staking out a negotiating position."

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments suggested Tehran may have already decided to reject offers of incentives and negotiations from six of the world's top powers in return for ending atomic fuel activities.

"Pressure of some Western countries to force Iran to abandon its right (to nuclear technology) will not get a result," IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.

Although Ahmadinejad did not mention uranium enrichment, Mohammad Saeedi, deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said Iran's plans included such sensitive work.

"Iran is determined to go ahead with its nuclear enrichment work for peaceful purposes," he told students news agency ISNA.

Sorry, I don't see a negotiating position in those words. I'd call it an outright rejection.

UPDATE: Ninth State has a good roundup. If this is all a case of brinksmanship, it's getting awfully squirrelly.