The Diplomatic Dividend

Well, it's good to know that those EU3 negotiations are going well.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran said Saturday it is likely to resume uranium enrichment-related activities within a week, a process it halted last year to build confidence in talks with European countries and avoid referral to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.

Tehran's announcement came a day after talks in London with European negotiators yielded no results. France, Britain and Germany, acting on behalf of the 25-nation European Union, are seeking guarantees from Iran that it will not use its nuclear program to make weapons, as Washington suspects.

Top Iranian nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani was quoted as saying Tehran expects to restart enrichment activities -- injecting uranium gas into centrifuges -- at its uranium conversion facility in Isfahan.

"It's unlikely that uranium enrichment ... which takes place in Natanz, will be resumed, but it's likely that some activities at Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility will restart next week," IRNA quoted Rowhani as saying Saturday.

Come on. Is anyone really surprised at this? As usual, the European Union has accomplished exactly zilch when it comes to confronting rogue states about breaking international law.