Brussels, 17/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - No softening up of respective positions has occurred in an effort to obtain an end to the crisis caused by the rejection of the EU3's proposals and Tehran's resumption of sensitive nuclear activities. Shortly after the submission of the proposals by Germany, France and the United Kingdom, Iran declared that they were unconvincing and indeed insulting (EUROPE 9006). Iran threatened to start up its uranium conversion activities at its Ispahan plant. At...