IT'S ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE TOLD THEM EVERYTHING IS NEGOTIABLE...:

Tehran seeks big changes to nuclear deal (James Blitz in London, Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran and,Daniel Dombey in Washington, October 30 2009, Financial Times)

Iran last night indicated it wanted to make significant changes to a draft agreement with the US and other world powers over its nuclear programme, in a move that may scupper the chances of any final accord being reached. [...]

[E]uropean diplomats told the Financial Times that Iran had told the agency it wanted to transfer the LEU out of the country in stages over a period of time rather than meeting international demands for a large and immediate transfer.

The diplomats say Iran has also told the agency it should transfer each batch of LEU out of the country only after first receiving a consignment of more highly enriched uranium from France and Russia. This would mean that the entire process would last well into 2010.

"They are trying to turn this into a negotiation," said a European diplomat with knowledge of Iran's response to the agency.