Wow, I wasn't expecting this! This weekend President Ahmadinejad ordered the Iranian nuclear agency to start planning for 10 new uranium enrichment plants! This comes on the tails of an IAEA resolution that was highly critical of Iran's nuclear program. The defiant announcement of plans to build 10 new enrichment plans will definitely change the dynamic of international negotiations, and is likely to hasten talk of serious sanctions.
Here's a BBC article on Iran's announcement.
Also, I followed a link to a long commentary by an Indian newspaper, the Hindu Times. It was a very interesting critique of the Obama administration's handling of this whole situation.
Hindu Times critique of Obama's approach to Iran
For background, here's an article on the IAEA resolution. It's also significant to note that the long-time head of the IAEA is retiring this week, which definitely adds some uncertainty to the situation with Iran.
Wall Street Journal article on IAEA reaching "dead end" with Iran
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