The US government, speaking through a State Department spokesman, has stated that Iran's proposal to resume talks "falls short" of UN requirements.
A statement issued by the State Department acknowledged that Iran considered its proposal to be a serious one. "We will review it," the statement said.
But it went on to say that Iran's response to a joint offer by the United States and European countries of concessions if the enrichment program was halted "falls short of the conditions set by the Security Council."
The statement, issued by acting spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos, reminded Tehran that the Council requires full and verifiable suspension of all uranium-enrichment activity.
While elsewhere in the Middle East, Syria is saying that any deployment of UNIFIL peacekeepers near its border with Lebanon would be a "hostile" act. That they are doing Iran's bidding here should be obvious to everyone except the Clue Proof™.
