• Published 17:28 06.12.09
  • Latest update 17:28 06.12.09

Obama security adviser: Picture on Iran not good

Jones tells CNN door remains open for Tehran, but clock is ticking toward deadline on cooperation.

By The Associated Press Tags: Iran Barack Obama Israel news

U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser said Sunday that the door remains open for Iran to work with other countries on its nuclear program. But James Jones also said that "picture is not a good one."

The clock is ticking toward the end of the year, Jones said during an appearance on CNN's State of the Union. That is the deadline Obama gave with regard to when it would be clear if Iran was ready to work with the United States, other United Nations Security Council members and Germany to assure the world it was not trying to build a nuclear weapon.

So far, Iran has rejected calls to enter negotiations, and Obama is believed preparing to seek harsher international penalties against Iran. Jones said the door remains open for Iran to change course.

Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful and it has a right to enrich uranium to produce fuel for nuclear reactors to generate electricity.

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  • 18. 0 0
    Iran and its nuclear program
    • Parvin Darabi
    • 09.12.09
    • 06:24

    The entire western world is so deep in Israel ass that if Israel moves it will break their necks. I suppose it is all the money the Israel lobby spends on these bastard politicians. How is it that 400 plus Israel nuclear weapons are no threat to world peace, but Iran's not yet nuclear weapon is. Israel is the biggest threat to world peace and not Iran. Obama is Israel puddle.

  • 17. 0 0
    AhmaDJ believes US will prevent Mahdi from appearing in Iraq
    • Peter Williams
    • 07.12.09
    • 03:22

    http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/22532.htm ... and he has the documents to prove it. Picture not good at all!

  • 16. 0 0
    Maybe Iran will get so roiled in Yemen,
    • Lynn
    • 07.12.09
    • 01:07

    South America and UAE, someone will finally do something about the loons who run the show. They have so many internal problems, this would be a good time for intense sanctions. I'm all for an oil embargo on them. They're already on their knees, may as well flatten them. The Iranian people will do the rest.

  • 15. 0 0
    #6. Obama is a long distance runner
    • ManintheMiddle
    • 06.12.09
    • 21:02

    May sound like a cliche, but Obama will get his way with both Iran and Israel. Both nations, not their right wing Zionist and Islamist ruling class, will be grateful to him for ever. Add the American people to that mix too. Although the Christian Zionists, and all other fringe assortment of nutjobs will oppose him to the bitter end.

  • 14. 0 0
    Picture On Iran Not Good
    • Leopold Rosenfeld
    • 06.12.09
    • 20:47

    So what. So Obama has set a "deadline" for Iran to cooperate with the rest of the world (read the US here). So riddle me this: Russia and China will not vote for tough sanctions on Iran because they have already taken Obama's measure and found him wanting in the guts department. Nothing effective will happen. Obama will talk, as usual. Talk, and nothing more.

  • 13. 0 0
    What gives obama the right to dictate another nation's affairs?
    • The voice of reason
    • 06.12.09
    • 20:43

    Is he president of the world? What right does he have to impose santions on another nation? What is he doing for the American people? Can he impose himself to his own congress? Military? How can he manage another country's affairs if he cannot his own? How can israel manage the affairs of Iran if it cannot manage it's own affairs with the palestinans? With it's own settlers? Obama has played himself into a corner as dictator of world affairs but can dictate health reform. He's on a slippery slope due to his bush a kin. What is the American position? Iran said it would talk, did, said no thanks to your con measure to extort it's uranium. You cannot fault them for being intelligent. Why must they bend to your will? Are you master of the world? Or master pimp?

  • 12. 0 0
    and you havent send me the names of who is above
    • a jew
    • 06.12.09
    • 20:07

    the fake jewish terrorists called peres, netanyahu, livni and so on. interesting also that name rothschilds, the murderer of the jews is having an add on your webpage. this is very interesting. news about the holocaust on the left and an add of the holocaust inventor on the right. magnificent yisrael.

  • 11. 0 0
    and tell the fake jewish president scum also
    • a jew
    • 06.12.09
    • 20:02

    that israel was probably the first terrorist conglomerate in this pack of civilization. probably someone missed that terror conglomerate 60 years ago and invented it again.

  • 10. 0 0
    and show this map to simon peres
    • a jew
    • 06.12.09
    • 20:00

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Levant_830.svg and tell the scum not only that israel has no right to rule anywhere near jerusalem but also they shouldnt have existed anywhere on the globe because they are satanic criminal terrorist cartel since the beginning of its invention.

  • 9. 0 0
  • 8. 0 0
    Perhaps so Natalie, but surprise is still possible
    • dnh
    • 06.12.09
    • 19:40

    Want a Palestinian State Natalie? Want a decisive President Obama? If he uses America's military might to deal a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear capabilities, you will have what you desire. I wonder if this possibility is not being broached at the highest levels with the greatest secrecy. The strike can and should be as surgical as possible. Only the USA is capable of doing this.

  • 7. 0 0
    Wake Up Iran, Your Baredi Blanket Is Being Pulled Off
    • Lavi
    • 06.12.09
    • 19:08

    ... exposing to the world that you've actually been very naughty and playing with forbidden toys in the secret cover of darkness. For 12 years you appeared to the naive of the world as an innocent, sleeping child with an angelic face growing sweetly under your Baredi blanket of wool which you actually used though to help cover your devilish deeds in the darkness of night. But now your clandestine trips to console your tall toddler friend Assad and assist his shortcomings by proliferating your enriched toys in his sandbox are coming to light, along with all your other mischievous deeds. Get ready for a loud shout of disapproval that will make you soil your underpants before you get the sound paddling that will help you to grow up straighter in life.

  • 6. 0 0
    Obamas problem with Iran
    • Natallie Durson
    • 06.12.09
    • 19:01

    Obamas problem with Iran is the same as Obamas problem with Israel. In the end, both nations know that they can do as they like because Obamas options do not allow him to take any drastic measures. In the end, Obama becomes an impotent example of how not to lead.

  • 5. 0 0
    and dont US know that fake jewsih anti israel has not right
    • a jew
    • 06.12.09
    • 18:50

    to rule any part of a holly land? interesting that tactics are the same. all of you empire of oppression are expanding their territories with war, war is a good business isnt it criminals?

  • 4. 0 0
    Where is the evidenve to prove that Iran is guilty
    • Abu Baker
    • 06.12.09
    • 18:31

    of building Nuclear Weapon? I believe that Iran is in its right to develop Nuclear science for its Power Plants, until proven guilty, it is illegal to past sanctions against this so far Peaceful state, What country did they occupied for the last 1000 years?, unlike many countries which occupying others, and possess Nuclear Weapons on the side.

  • 3. 0 0
    Iran is doing the North Korea two step!
    • MARK KLEIN, M.D.
    • 06.12.09
    • 18:14

    Obama, fish or cut bait!

  • 2. 0 0
    Iran is a Threat to tht Entire Region & Israel Should Act in a Re
    • Stephen
    • 06.12.09
    • 18:12

    Iran still craves alot of attention. Israel should re-examine their security relationships with their Arab neighbors; Israel will discover all M-E Countries Muslim and Israel are concerned about crazy Iran. Israel should work to solve this problem in a regional way. P.S. I think Ahmadinejad knows that there was a Holocaust; but talks trash so that he upsets the world.

  • 1. 0 0
    USA does not negotiate!!
    • Paul
    • 06.12.09
    • 18:11

    Any military attack on Iran will bring on disastrous consequences to the entire region. The least would be Iran turning into a direct safe haven for al qaeda and others!! The Gulf states countries would have to face angry shias working on behlaf of Iran to destebalize these regimes. Obama must be patients and negotiate with Iran, NOT impose!! This has been the american style of dealing with world problems. Telling people what to do and not understanding others national needs. Russia, Iran's next door neighbor, has said many times that Iran does not seem to have any military nuke program.