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WTO Clears Iran to Start Membership Talks
| quote: | WTO Clears Iran to Start Membership Talks
By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press WriterThu May 26, 1:34 PM ET
The World Trade Organization eased open its door to Iran on Thursday — an immediate reward for Tehran's decision to stick with talks Europe hopes will reduce Tehran's potential for nuclear mischief.
Iran was jubilant over the decision by the 148-member WTO in Geneva, which governs international commerce, to open membership negotiations with Tehran.
"Today this house with this decision has done service to itself by correcting a wrong," said Mohammad Reza Alborzi, Iran's chief representative to international organizations in Geneva.
But Iran still insists on the right to technology that can make nuclear arms. Its decision Wednesday to meet with European Union negotiators for a new round of talks in the summer thus did little more than postpone a diplomatic struggle over Iran's vow to resume programs capable of producing nuclear weapons.
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What is the probability that Iran is just doing this to get nuclear arms? If so, what would they need the UN for after they have them?
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