'Tom and Jerry Game'

" Some breaking developments now in the Iran nuclear showdown the international atomic energy agency says it has received an initial response from Tehran to the enrichment deal. And that could indicate Tehran is looking for further talks on the agreement. The deal calls for Iran -- 70% of its low enriched uranium to Russia. That would leave Tehran with too little material to make a nuclear warhead. Joining us now Aaron Miller the former adviser to six secretaries of state so the idea is. You would take about 2700 pounds of enriched uranium low enriched uranium it's believed to be. Most of what Iran possesses send it to Russia four four. Turning into fuel rods and when it goes back to them they would not be able to use it in a weapon because it's in rod for right."

" Yeah if there's a broader point that -- you probably too young but do you remember the Tom and Jerry cartoon cat and mouse beat each other up -- violent -- That's what you got here you have the Tom and Jerry game. You've got Iran and the United States knows no trust a lot of mutual suspicion. Basically we mutually mutually exclusive goals the Iranians want the capacity to continue to enrich uranium. The Americans -- zero enrichment and the reality is neither Iran nor the US right now. Has a clear strategy to achieve their goal therefore you have the default position and the default position is diplomacy. And since diplomacy really is not black and white it's the color gray. You've got. An inevitable I guess what you could call tick -- and this never ending tick -- I suspect is going to be the story line. On the US Iran in relationship in the weeks and months to come we don't have a good strategy to deal with what it is we want. We don't have the Chinese the Russians are in the French onboard for crippling sanctions. And military options very risky. And the big deal to grand bargain with the Iranians frankly I don't think it is is possible so. We're making a virtue out of necessity and testing the possibility. Then maybe we can buy some space and time to see whether -- run -- are serious but it's gonna take a long -- only going to be a lot of twists and turns well and they seem to be -- that this you know they've they're calling this a victory on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The president is saying you know we have won a victory with the west in terms of negotiating over the nuclear program that we refuse to give up. Well reality is they still maintain the centrifuges are still spinning they haven't exported re exported any. Low enriched uranium. They're still dealing with the IEA. They have been right now it seems to me the best of both worlds not ideal but still the best of both worlds they're continuing to enrich. And they're doing so it would be implicit acquiescence of the international community so. I have a feeling that and it's not a happy situation like Iraq like. Pockets Don like Afghanistan this is another one of these long movies. In which the United States. Is involved and it's going to be showing I suspect for quite awhile -- will be talking to you more about it as this long movie goes on -- Miller. Thanks pleasure --"