IS RUSSIA'S OFFER TO IRAN A SHAM AIMED AT HELPING IRAN?

THOMAS JOSCELYN thinks so:

This smells more and more like a Russian-orchestrated delay tactic to me (not that I ever thought differently), but now Iran's top nuke negotiator, Ali Larijani, says that his country likes Russia's offer to move Iran's enrichment program onto its own soil. After a day of talks with Russian Security Council chief Igor Ivanov, Larijani said:

''Our view of this offer is positive, and we tried to bring the positions of the sides closer. This plan can be perfected in the future, during further talks that will be held in February.''

Ah yes, February. How many more delays will Iran get away with? How much longer can this charade go on?

I blogged this on January 1st.