More specifically:
Ahmadinejad said the Europeans have asked Iran during negotiations to suspend enrichment, citing technical problems, but Iran rejected their demand.
"They (Europeans) asked us to suspend work for three months. ... Three months' suspension means a huge loss, means three months' reversal from technology. Who will pay for the losses? ... Then they reached a point that they asked for a one-day halt. We said we won't do it," he said.
Not even the fig leaf of a single day suspension. Oh, sure, I imagine that a one-day suspension at least would have gotten inspectors in to verify that and so learn a lot. And perhaps shut down, they can't get up and running that fast. But still, Iran refused even to slow down for a single day.
How much contempt must Ahmadinejad have for the Europeans who are reduced to asking for a single day suspension when once the Europeans claimed to be insisting on a permanent halt?
Iran will get nuclear weapons unless we stop them and asking them to halt their nuclear programs--yet again--will not get Iran to cooperate.
Are the Europeans incapable of taking "no" for an answer?
