Washington Post: Iran isn’t providing needed access or information, nuclear watchdog says
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran has failed to provide the information or access needed to allay the agency’s concerns about the weapons potential of the country’s nuclear program.
With the deadline nearing for international talks on constraining Iran’s nuclear program, Yukiya Amano, director general of the IAEA, said in an interview that Iran has replied to just one of a dozen queries about “possible military dimensions” of past nuclear activities.
Amano said that Iran has provided only “very limited” information about two other issues, while the rest have not been addressed at all.
“Recently, the progress is very limited,” he said.
WNU Editor: Iran's refusal to allow IAEA inspections of its nuclear sites ... even though they signed the protocols to permit them .... is more than enough to end all nuclear talks .... after-all .... how can you make an agreement with someone who will not permit inspections after they had agreed to them in the first place. Not surprising .... no comment from the White House.
More News On Iran Not Permitting IAEA Inspectors To It's Nuclear Sites
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UN watchdog says 'progress limited' on Iran nuclear inquiry -- Reuters
UN nuclear agency regrets slow pace of Iran cooperation -- AFP
U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran limiting info, access -- Salt Lake Tribune/Agencies
UN Watchdog Says 'Progress Limited' On Iran Nuclear Inquiry -- RFE
UN watchdog unable to conclude all nuclear material in Iran peaceful -- Reuters
France tells U.N. 'insufficient' progress in Iran nuclear talks -- Reuters
4 comments:
What Wile e coyotes they are. They learned long ago not to trust the West, especially the US and are negotiating accordingly. Delay until they can say we have the bomb then it will be too late. I am really surprised that they haven't inserted a clause into the draft that Iran will allow inspections when Israel does likewise. I imagine that will be the icing on the cake, so to speak.
There is a good chance that becoming bomb capable is no longer Iran's focus. They may believe (and I think it's true) they've got that in the bag and are looking past that for what else they can gain. If what I think is true, then Iran now has Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen as client states. Iraq has become in everything but name an Irani province. Their influence is deep in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They have the bomb. The only problems they face are ISIS astride their land communications to the west and Israel as the only large scale military threat in the neighborhood. If the "negotiations" fall apart now it wouldn't be that big of a loss. Internally, the focus in Iran is probably the struggle between the mullahs and the IRG (especially Soleimani). The IRG has been an unhappy servant of the mullahs for a long time. If Tikrit doesn't come through as a success, it may mean the end of Soleimani and the reining in of the IRG, if Soleimani achieves the destruction of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, he will move on the mullahs.
Well that is hopeful James.
I won't dispute it at all.
It is a sad state of affairs when a 'supposed' superpower has to rely on infighting of a self declared enemy for that enemy to perhaps go away or not be a threat.
That is some leadership we have. Please do not step in it (the leadership).
Aizino,
Ain't nothing like being Mr. Sunshine. But it is what it is.
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