L’attaque de la “flottille” et la crise iranienne

L’attaque de la “flottille” et la crise iranienne

Qui a une certaine sensibilité au climat des choses, – qualité essentielle dans un temps où triomphe le système de la communication, – sentira que l’attaque israélienne contre la “flottille” humanitaire, où la Turquie jouait un rôle fondamental, interfère sur la crise iranienne en plein développement après l’accord de Téhéran (où la Turquie est partie prenant, avec l’Iran et le Brésil) et alors qu’on s’approche d’un vote sur les sanctions au Conseil de Sécurité. Certes, le “climat” défavorise cette poussée vers les sanctions, qui a indirectement un fort soutien israélien, et où les USA sont manipulateurs en chef, alors qu’Israël, et les USA par conséquent, se sont couverts d’une gloire bien incertaine dans l’affaire de l’attaque de la “flottille”.

C’est l’idée que développe Barbara Slavin, de IPS, le 1er juin 2010 (et sur Atimes.com le 2 juin 2010)…

«Israel's lethal confrontation with pro-Palestinian activists in the Mediterranean is complicating U.S. strategy toward Iran and undermining the likelihood of a solid sanctions victory at the United Nations. U.S. officials sought Tuesday to separate the two issues and said they are still actively pursuing a fourth round of punitive measures against Iran in the U.N. Security Council.

»“We intend to continue to move ahead a resolution in New York focused squarely on the reality … that Iran has thus far been unwilling to engage with the international community on the concerns that the IAEA underscored again yesterday,” Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns told an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington… […]

»However, the incident in the Mediterranean, in which Israeli commandos killed at least nine activists, has overshadowed the Iran question and made it less likely that the U.S. will gain broad support for more sanctions. […]

»The flotilla fiasco – which Israel contends came in self-defence when their forces were set upon with pipes and clubs – has strained already troubled Turkish-Israeli ties to the breaking point, with Turkish officials accusing Israel of “state terrorism”. […] …Turkish media also suggested that Israel acted out of anger at Turkey's efforts to broker a nuclear deal with Iran. The leaders of Turkey and Brazil mediated a deal in May under which Iran promised to send to Turkey 1,200 kilogrammes of low-enriched uranium. In return, Iran would receive fuel for a Tehran reactor that makes medical isotopes.

»The deal is similar to one advanced by the Obama administration last fall. But the U.S. reaction has been one of annoyance, not gratitude.

»Burns said Tuesday that the U.S. was consulting with Russia and France and planned “at some point” to send a letter about the Turkish-Brazilian-Iranian plan to the head of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano. Burns suggested that the U.S. felt no urgency to do so. “I can't give you an exact date” when the U.S. will respond, he said. […]

»Still, the Turkish-Brazilian-Iranian deal has attracted support not only internationally but among U.S. nonproliferation and Iran experts.

»Nine analysts including a man who once served in Burns' position – Thomas Pickering – issued a statement Tuesday urging the so-called P5+1 – the United States, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany, which have coordinated policy on Iran – to “take advantage of this opportunity as the first step in a broader dialogue that could include further confidence building measures”.

»Trita Parsi, head of the National Iranian American Council and one of the signatories of the statement, warned that “there may not be many more opportunities” for the U.S. and Iran to engage. “Obviously, nothing is perfect but the task here is to try to provide opportunities to sit down, talk and establish a more robust procedure for diplomacy,” he said.

»Talks, Parsi said, could also deal with regional issues such as Iraq and Afghanistan and with Iran's poor record on human rights. With Israel's attack on the aid convoy, however, Iran is now in the unusual position of being able to lecture Tel Aviv about rights abuses. “It's a perfect storm,” Parsi said.»

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