Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AMMAN2604
2009-12-03 06:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR
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C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 002604
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/FO ECATALANO AND ISN/RA RNEPHEW
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2019
TAGS: PREL IR JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR
PROGRAM
REF: SECSTATE 120288
Classified By: Classified by CDA Lawrence Mandel for Reasons 1.4 (b) an
d (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 002604
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/FO ECATALANO AND ISN/RA RNEPHEW
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2019
TAGS: PREL IR JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR
PROGRAM
REF: SECSTATE 120288
Classified By: Classified by CDA Lawrence Mandel for Reasons 1.4 (b) an
d (d)
1. POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, Director
of the MFA's Americas Office. Naber inquired closely about
the modalities of the abortive plan for LEU shipments from
Iran to third countries for subsequent enrichment and the
production of nuclear fuel. Naber also asked several
questions about the enrichment facility discovered in Qom,
whose existence was publicly revealed immediately prior to
UNGA in September. He was particularly interested in the
details of that facility (NOTE: This seemed unusual because
we had previously discussed these same characteristics
several weeks ago END NOTE). Despite this line of technical
questioning, however, Naber was not particularly
well-informed or knowledgeable about the Iranian program.
2. Naber reiterated GOJ's suspicions about Iran's program and
went on to discuss Iran's "very negative" role in the
immediate region and its support for extremist elements,
pointing out its sponsorship of Hezbullah in particular. He
conveyed the GOJ's concern that Iranian-backed extremist
elements opposed to the peace process could use Jordanian
soil as a launching pad for attacks against Israel. While
expressing contempt for Iran's actual level of commitment to
Palestinian rights, Naber went on to say that the Iranian
nuclear issue and the Palestinian issue were linked and that
Iran's hard line toward Israel strengthened Iran's own
position in the eyes of regional actors. Naber repeated the
GOJ's previously expressed position that a just peace, or
even the adoption of a nuclear-free Middle East, would
undermine Iran's justifications for its own nuclear program
and dramatically weaken its standing in the region. Post will
continue to monitor this issue and will report substantive
developments septel.
Mandel
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/FO ECATALANO AND ISN/RA RNEPHEW
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2019
TAGS: PREL IR JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR
PROGRAM
REF: SECSTATE 120288
Classified By: Classified by CDA Lawrence Mandel for Reasons 1.4 (b) an
d (d)
1. POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, Director
of the MFA's Americas Office. Naber inquired closely about
the modalities of the abortive plan for LEU shipments from
Iran to third countries for subsequent enrichment and the
production of nuclear fuel. Naber also asked several
questions about the enrichment facility discovered in Qom,
whose existence was publicly revealed immediately prior to
UNGA in September. He was particularly interested in the
details of that facility (NOTE: This seemed unusual because
we had previously discussed these same characteristics
several weeks ago END NOTE). Despite this line of technical
questioning, however, Naber was not particularly
well-informed or knowledgeable about the Iranian program.
2. Naber reiterated GOJ's suspicions about Iran's program and
went on to discuss Iran's "very negative" role in the
immediate region and its support for extremist elements,
pointing out its sponsorship of Hezbullah in particular. He
conveyed the GOJ's concern that Iranian-backed extremist
elements opposed to the peace process could use Jordanian
soil as a launching pad for attacks against Israel. While
expressing contempt for Iran's actual level of commitment to
Palestinian rights, Naber went on to say that the Iranian
nuclear issue and the Palestinian issue were linked and that
Iran's hard line toward Israel strengthened Iran's own
position in the eyes of regional actors. Naber repeated the
GOJ's previously expressed position that a just peace, or
even the adoption of a nuclear-free Middle East, would
undermine Iran's justifications for its own nuclear program
and dramatically weaken its standing in the region. Post will
continue to monitor this issue and will report substantive
developments septel.
Mandel