IRAN/IAEA: URGING SUPPORT FOR FIRM ACTION

S E C R E T NEW DELHI 006250

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/27/2015
TAGS: PARM PREL IR EU IN
SUBJECT: IRAN/IAEA: URGING SUPPORT FOR FIRM ACTION

REF: STATE 148169

Classified By: Charge Robert O. Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)


1. (U) This is an action message please see para 3.


2. (S) In coordination with EU partners, PolCouns presented
reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament) Dilip
Sinha on August 11. The Charge double-tracked in an August
11 meeting with Deputy NSA Vijay Nambiar. Both the Charge
and PolCouns framed this issue in terms of the July 18
US-India Joint Declaration, noting our hope that India will
work affirmatively to help achieve a re-suspension of Iranian
enrichment activities. Nambiar reported that he spoke August
10 with Ambassador to Vienna Sheel Kant Sharma, who had
indicated that India was having trouble with others in the
NAM because Iran was pushing for a collective response that
would "suit Tehran's requirements." He noted that New Delhi
had been in touch with the new Iranian government to urge a
constructive response to the EU-3 initiative, but was
concerned that the new regime was only focused on
demonstrating a more assertive attitude. Nambiar added that
the GOI was conscious of expectations that might arise from
the July 18 US-India understandings on civil nuclear
cooperation, and noted that US points about WMD and terrorism
addressed issues that were also of great concern to India.
The DNSA recalled that India has made clear its views about
Iran's NPT obligations. Regarding terrorism, he suggested
that New Delhi "has not come to the judgment you have" about
Tehran's support for Islamic extremism. The Charge
emphasized that Iran's activities in this area are well
documented, and suggested a US briefing on this issue, which
Nambiar readily accepted.


3. (S) Action Request: Embassy would welcome a
Secret/Releasable to India paper with points on Iran's

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support for terrorism that we could share with the GOI.
BLAKE