Iran: Russian Proposal "Not Sufficient"

Iran continues to pull the strings in the international debate over its nuclear program.

As everyone - including the U.S. (reg. required) - endorses the Russian plan, Iran says, "Nay, we aren't really that crazy about it."

Iran's chief nuke negotiator, Ali Larijani, explains:

"The capacity of the program is not sufficient for the needs of our nuclear program. But we cannot say that it is a negative proposal. We think it can be pursued."

Why isn't the Russian proposal sufficient? Because it doesn't include uranium enrichment inside of Iran, of course.

Kazem Jalali, the "spokesman for Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission," explains:

"Russia's proposal is still very vague, but we cannot accept it if does not allow us to enrich uranium inside Iran. We will continue the negotiations with the Russians but it should be a partnership inside Iran."

"Having the fuel cycle inside the country is our red line, and we cannot compromise over our national interests."

Got that? Having the fuel cycle inside Iran is their red line. Their red line.

Who's in charge here?