Iran inks deal, may avoid sanctions

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Umm? Like Turkey is any better?
It's just closer to Israel.

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, joins hands with his Brazilian counterpart Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, second left, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after the three nations signed a nuclear fuel swap deal in Tehran on Monday. TEHRAN - Iran agreed Monday to ship most of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in a surprise nuclear fuel swap deal that could ease the international standoff over the country's disputed atomic program and deflate a U.S.-led push for tougher sanctions. "Given Iran's repeated failure to live up to its own commitments, and the need to address fundamental issues related to Iran's nuclear program, the United States and international community continue to have serious concerns," press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement. Britain's government said it was awaiting confirmation of the reports on Iran's deal with Turkey and insisted it remains committed to new sanctions against Tehran.

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