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Unexpectedly, France and Germany are allied with the U.S. in seeking to prevent Iran from getting nukes:
TEHRAN, Iran - European powers, supported by the United States, rejected Iran's request for more negotiations on the Islamic republic's nuclear program, with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice saying Wednesday "there's not much to talk about" after Iran resumed atomic activities.
...In Vienna, Austria, the International Atomic Energy Agency said a special meeting of its 35-nation board of governors would be held Feb. 2 at the request of Britain, France and Germany, which have been negotiating with Tehran on behalf of the European Union.
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said European nations were seeking the "greatest possible consensus" on dealing with Iran, and the upcoming meeting was a "very important moment."
"What we wish is that there is the greatest possible consensus to mark clearly the limit of what we can accept," he said in Berlin after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The German leader said Iran has "in no way fulfilled expectations" in talks to date.
France and Germany are not known in recent history for their support of U.S. initiatives. Their cooperation here is evidence that the international community recognizes that it is unacceptable to let President Ahmadinejad use oil leverage to blackmail the world.
