If I lived in the Middle East, I would be building a bomb shelter.A spokesman for the Iranian regime has stated that if the US wants better relations with Iran (and if not, why bother talking to them?) then the United States must accept Iran's nuclear program - among other impossibilities:On some issues – such as the removal of US troops from Iraq and stabilising Afghanistan – Iran and the US can find common ground.Others, particularly Iran’s claim that its nuclear programme is peaceful in nature and so advanced that it has become a fact on the ground, could prove the two sides’ differences are irreconcilable.“If [US] policies change the two nations will get closer to each other, the two governments will get closer to each other and the chances for dialogue and co-operation will succeed,” said Mr Samareh.“The policy of [George W.] Bush was to use this [the nuclear issue] as an excuse to stand up against the Iranian nation. “For there to...(Read Full Post)