The man presenting the deal to Iran is known. And, there's reason to believe the deal may even be his. The man I'm talking about, of course, is the EU's Javier Solana. The deal is the so-called "package of incentives" agreed upon in Vienna by the UN's big five, and to be presented to the nuclear club wannabe Iran Read about it here.

If you recall, this on again, off again, negotiations we've been witnessing between the Western world and Iran began over a year ago with the EU3 -- France, Germany and Britain -- taking the lead. And, after succeeding only in being made a fool of, the EU3 invited Solana to help.

So, I suspect the deal we're seeing presented is not only a European deal, it's most likely Solana's European deal. After all, the best person to pitch a deal is the author of the deal.

To further support my theory, at the same time the package is being delivered to Iran, Britain's former negotiator and Foreign Minister, Jack Straw, has been replaced with Margaret Beckett. And, unlike Straw, Beckett has no reputation in matters of foreign policy Read about her here. Once again, this suggests to me the EU3 aren't in this diplomatic picture -- it's Solana's deal. 

This brings up an interesting question. If, like some say, a break-through may be on the horizon, what can it possibly be that Iran wants and Solana has?

I'll tell you what I think: As you know, under Solana's guidance, the EU and the US have entered into a strategic partnership. As I record in my book, a treaty was reached between Brussels and Washington shortly after Solana's new security doctrine, A Secure Europe in a Better World, was delivered to the EU heads in June of 2003. Although the details of this new treaty remained secret, what was known is this -- the EU and the US would fight the war against terror together.

As I've been reporting, NATO is no longer solely an arm of American foreign policy. In only a few short years, NATO has been restructured into an equally European controlled defense system. And, at the center of this new European organ of NATO, we find the 10-nation Western European Union alliance, Solana and the emergency powers granted him by Recommendation 666.

If you recall, the Office Solana now occupies in the EU is also identified with that number. While Solana was still restructuring NATO to make this new European organ of NATO possible, the EU heads met in Vienna and created the Office of High Representative. And, out of over 1150 documents from that summit, this document happened to be numbered 666.

What does this have to do with Solana's deal to Iran? Well, notice who Solana met with first -- Israeli Prime Minister Olmert Read about it here. Have you wondered why? Do you think it's possible Israel could be part of the deal?

This is the way I see it. The international community wants peace in the Middle East. The EU, under Solana's direction, is seeking to make their Euro-Mediterranean Partnership the foundation for that peace. America, evidently, is now willing to play along.

The goal may be to bring the entire Mediterranean region under NATO's security umbrella. For Israel, this may mean nuclear disarmament.

This could be Solana's deal.