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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran Nuclear: UN's Nuke Inspectors Banned From Atomic Sites
2007-01-22
Tehran, 22 Jan. (AKI) - Inspectors with the United Nations' atomic watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will not be allowed to visit Iran's nuclear sites, the president of the parliamentary foreign and security commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, announced on Monday. "Banning the inspectors' entry is the first concrete step towards the limitation of cooperation with the IAEA," said Boroujerdi

On 27 December, just a few days after the UN Security Council unanimously voted in favour of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Iranian parliament voted legislation demanding that the government revise the country's relations with the Vienna-based watchdog.

The Security Council's resolution granted Iran three months to suspend sensitive nuclear work the international community fears is aimed at building nuclear weapons or face sanctions. The UN ultimatum expires on 21 February.
There's precedent.
Posted by:mrp

#4  FREEREPUBLIC + O'REILLY > greatest problem in ME is that too many Amer politicians are treating SHIA-SUNNI SECTARIANISM IN IRAQ, etal. AS TWO-PARTY GAMES = COUNTER-GAMES OF NATIONAL + GLOBAL, GEOPOL, POLITICAL CORRRECTNESS. IOW, POLITIX = POLITICO-IDEO ADVANTAGE MATTERS MORE THAN PER SE VICTORY OR LOCAL SUCCESS. PREFER US-SPECIFIC/ONLY CHAOS-ANARCHY TO ME PEACE, STABILITY, + DEMOCRACY. As said times before on the Net, worse to worse the Left's biggest justification for Socialism and Totalitarianism, etc. ARE THEMSELVES.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-01-22 20:25  

#3  On the news this afternoon (NBC radio, I think) they were saying some of the inspectors were turned away. I wonder who was banned, and who allowed.
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-01-22 15:05  

#2  You know that won't happen FOTSGreg. The US has lost its will to bring the fight to them.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-01-22 10:26  

#1  Didn't they just invite these guys back in? Now they're saying the inspectors cannot visit the sites they want to check? Doesn't this sound a lot like the game Saddam was trying to play just before we kicked his as*?

Some folks never learn.

The US has the right under international law to launch an attack against Tehran dating from their actions against this country from 1979 forward.

It's way past time the mad mullahs and their puppet Ahmadineedsastraightjacket learned a very serious lesson.

Posted by: FOTSGreg   2007-01-22 10:16  

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