Austrian Chancellor Denounces Iran’s Nuclear Progress, Kind of

As noted here President Sarkozy of France has denounced Iran for its enrichment of weapons grade uranium. Only the political hacks that are dependent or are political clients on Iran still stick to the Ahmadinejad story that the uranium enrichment program is for peaceful energy purposes only. The realists understand the Iran nuclear program is designed to become a nuclear Shia hegemonic power in the Middle East.

So it is fascinating that strong words come from Sarkozy since France has strongly been tied economically via oil to Iran.

Here is another surprise: Austria’s Chancellor Alfred Gusenbaur has also made strong statements toward Iran’s nuclear program. It is a surprise for Austria is part of a deal ($18 Billion) with the Nabucco Pipeline Project designed to “diversify” the EU’s energy needs. Part of that so-called diversification would be a direct link of Iran’s oil to Austria.

Gusenbaur while visiting Israel said about Iran:

“Iran must not only slow down its uranium enrichment activities, but stop it
completely. … [W]e have to track closely the sanctions on Iran, and even move
beyond them.”

As Ottolenghi says for contentions (and I paraphrase), that is quite a cryptic statement. Gusenbaur both publicly proclaims Iran’s nuclear process must be stopped completely and simultaneously down grades the strong words to “track closely the sanctions.”