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| Iran Will Comply With Nuke Demand |
| 2003-09-25 |
| EFL/FU (CBS/AP) Iran on Monday pledged to keep cooperating with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency — at least for now — backing down from earlier suggestions it might sever ties in reaction to the agency’s demand that it reveal its nuclear secrets by next month. Black Hat delay for strategic reasons - they’ll renege tomorrow "Our cooperation with the agency
shall continue as before," Iranian Vice President Gholamreza Aghazadeh told the general assembly of the International Atomic Energy Agency, adding that his country remained committed to preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. Aghazadeh also said Iran would start "negotiations with the agency about the additional protocol," that would allow the IAEA thorough and unfettered inspections of all of its nuclear activities. During negotiations that led to passage of a resolution setting the October deadline by the IAEA board of governors last week, Iran had suggested that it would scrap plans to accept that protocol. While accusing "partisan politics in the United States" of being behind the "heavy-handed" resolution, Aghazadeh said Iran is "fully committed" to preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Still, he suggested not all of its provisions could be met in such a short time frame. "It seems that the resolution has been engineered in such a manner to guarantee its non- or half-implementation," said Aghazadeh. The agency, the nuclear watchdog of the United Nations, seeks to ensure compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which aims to ban the spread of nuclear weapons. It monitors the status of nuclear materials in dozens of countries and promotes the peaceful use of nuclear technology. It also serves as a forum for global scientific and technical cooperation. If an agency board meeting in November rules that Iran did not meet the demands contained in the resolution, it could rule Tehran in violation of the treaty. The board would then be obligated to report the noncompliance to the U.N. Security Council, which could recommend sanctions. We need to actively disrupt this program with..say...a regime change?? |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #7 This article is from September 15th. They've changed their mind since then. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-25 10:25:23 PM |
| #6 If an agency board meeting in November rules that Iran did not meet the demands contained in the resolution, it could rule Tehran in violation of the treaty. The board would then be obligated to report the noncompliance to the U.N. Security Council, which could recommend sanctions. -Oh no, not that! That means the Iranians only have 12 more years to collectively moon the UN like Iraq before we fix things. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-9-25 4:39:09 PM |
| #5 It's the four corner offense and the UN doesn't use a shot clock. This could go on longer then Sammy's little shell game... or until a western city goes up in a mushroom cloud. The UN better pray it's not NYC... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-25 2:42:45 PM |
| #4 Cheat and retreat. |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-9-25 2:37:15 PM |
| #3 These guys would do well to avoid provoking a Tomahawk or JDAM "shower". |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-25 2:28:29 PM |
| #2 Oh say it ain't so, Frank! No matter, they'll fuck it up. I can always count on the Black Hats to be "fully committed" to their own blind agenda. While reading anything spewed from these guys remember that their true desires were painted on their missiles: At the climax of a military parade marking the outbreak of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, the enormous Shehab-3 missiles were rolled out painted with the messages, "We will crush America under our feet' and "Israel must be wiped off the map." See: http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.asp?D=9/24/03&ID=19031 and http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1047804,00.html |
| Posted by: .com 2003-9-25 2:02:46 PM |
| #1 oh BTW via FoxNews: VIENNA, Austria — The International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, has found more traces of weapons-grade, highly enriched uranium in Iran, Fox News has confirmed. Speaking on condition of anonymity, diplomats told Reuters and The Associated Press that the new remnants were found at the Kalay-e Electric Co. (search) on the southern outskirts of Tehran. The IAEA (search) would not confirm the report nor would it comment on ongoing inspections of Iran's nuclear program. "We are not commenting on the results of samples or ongoing inspections," said IAEA spokesman Mark Gwozdecky. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-25 1:38:54 PM |