Iran stepped up the rhetoric over it's nuclear program when it refused an American call to meet vís-a-vís to discuss the issue. I felt the US invitation to meet at the negotiation table sounded more like an ultimatum to Iran rather than a willingness to openly discuss the issue. The US government stated it would meet with the Iranian government to directly discuss the issue of its nuclear program; however, there were some conditions, including Iran had to halt its uranium enrichment program before the meeting would take place. It would have been more advantageous for the US government to discuss the issue as things stand. Issuing demands and conditions to another country, although American chic these days, is not really asking to discuss the issue, but rather preface the meeting with demands.
Meet the Iranians on their level with how things stand, then discuss concerns and concessions at the bargaining table. DUH!
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