Iran Rejects Latest Offer

Published July 7, 2008 8:15pm EST | Updated November 4, 2023 10:11am EST



So Iran recently rejected the latest package of benefits proposed by European diplomats if it would stop enriching uranium for the duration of talks. Russia and China appear to be backing off even this precondition, but the United States, Britain and France are standing firm. That means Obama’s position can now be described as to the left of France and perhaps slightly to the right of China.