The problem, one Western official explained, is that Iran said nothing about how much enriched uranium it would send to Russia, or when. Saeed Jalili, chief negotiator, called Tehran during the talks and got the go-ahead to back a deal \u201d\u201d in principle. Since then Iran\u2019s officials have been saying: \u201cHold on, we said nothing firm\u201d\u009d.<\/p>\n
On October 18 Iran must tell the agency whether it will let inspectors into the Tehran reactor and, on the 24th and 25th, to Qom. Those who argue that there\u2019s progress say that if, at the end of the year, Iran \u201cis just messing us about\u201d\u009d then there\u2019ll be an even better case for sanctions.<\/p>\n
If you look at the gains on either side in the past fortnight, the West has a promise without numbers. Tehran has a few solid more months to spin its uranium centrifuges.<\/p>\n