The US has backed down from its strong demand that Iran should give a response to the West’s package of incentives within two weeks. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had warned Iran to halt its uranium enrichment or face ‘punitive measures’ after Iran’s nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana and representatives from the Group 5+1 held a meeting in Geneva on Tehran’s nuclear issue on July 19. However, the US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack Thursday implicitly retracted the two-week deadline for Iran. “I didn’t count the days. It’s coming up soon,” McCormack told reporters when asked if August 2, Saturday, was the deadline for Iran to give its answer. He had earlier warned Iran to halt uranium enrichment or face further sanctions over its nuclear program. McCormack’s new comment marks the second US withdrawal in dealing with Iran’s nuclear activities. More
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