Iran, worlds #1 sponser of terrorism, on it's way to building a nuke, no matter what they claim, if pushed, I see no problem with them giving it to Hezbollah or AlQaida. I say we need to go in before it's too late.
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| Iran 'resumes nuclear programme' |
| 2005-08-08 |
| Iran says it has resumed work at its uranium conversion facility near the city of Isfahan. Mohammad Saeedi, deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, made the announcement at the Isfahan plant. He said work at the plant where uranium conversion has taken place in the past had resumed under the supervision of the UN's nuclear watchdog. The US and EU have warned that such a move will lead to Iran being referred to the UN Security Council. This could lead to the imposition of Security Council sanctions. Iran maintains its right to carry out nuclear activity for peaceful purposes, and has rejected recent European proposals for its nuclear programme, designed to give guarantees that it is not pursuing nuclear weapons. Nuclear work at the Isfahan plant had been suspended since November 2004. A reporter for the Reuters news agency witnessed what she says was the resumption of uranium conversion. The reporter describes two workers at the Isfahan plant lifting a barrel full of uranium yellow cake, opening its lid and feeding it into the processing line. The reporter says that the plant had earlier been surrounded by dozens of anti-aircraft batteries. Earlier on Monday inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, arrived at the Isfahan plant to install surveillance equipment and oversee removal of seals. The IAEA board is due to hold an emergency meeting of the IAEA board on Tuesday. It was called by European Union states following deadlock in the talks they have been conducting with Tehran. The Iranian government on Monday replaced its chief negotiator, Hassan Rohani, with Ali Larijani, a conservative former head of state broadcasting who is known to have close ties with Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The appointment was made by the conservative president, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, two days after he was sworn in. It is being seen as a hardening of Iran's position. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 Iran, worlds #1 sponser of terrorism, on it's way to building a nuke, no matter what they claim, if pushed, I see no problem with them giving it to Hezbollah or AlQaida. I say we need to go in before it's too late. |
| Posted by: Fleater Javinter7622 2005-08-08 15:06 |
| #6 UN workers should be told to leave Chances are they're there to forestall an attack. |
| Posted by: cynical 2005-08-08 12:37 |
| #5 It's no longer about deals and debates. It's about survival. As in Jew survival. If the world is going to stand around and point at each other, then Israel will be forced to say, we have no choice but to take action. When it comes to survival, world opinion doesn't take precedence. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-08 12:23 |
| #4 I think they need understand now the west is presented with limited options Iran should not to under estimate the risks they just increased to themselves. The UN workers should be told to leave and a international warning given that being in a Iranian Nuclear facility puts you at risk of death and dismembering. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-08 11:52 |
| #3 They remove seals, we send in SEALs. But in reality Jersey Mike is probably right, after Iraq nobody has the guts to threaten military force and the UN was castrated years ago. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-08-08 11:02 |
| #2 It disgusts me, but I've concluded that we'd best accept the fact that the mad mullahs are going nuclear, regardless of ceaseless nattering of the euro's. There appears no stomach for stopping them militarily, and referral to the SC is certain to get hung up by either China or Russia. Not that a resolution or sanctions would deter them in any way. It should be made perfectly clear to them that if a mushroom cloud goes up anywhere in the western hemisphere - they fry first and completely, a'la Kennedy to the Soviets. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2005-08-08 09:16 |
| #1 had resumed under the supervision of the UN's nuclear watchdog?? Bomb's awayyyy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-08 08:47 |