Iran Freezes Nuke Inspections
The game is cheat and retreat, and Iran is playing it to the hilt: Iran Freezes U.N. Nuclear Inspections. (Hat tip: zulubaby.)
VIENNA, Austria - Iran abruptly froze further U.N. inspections of its nuclear program for six weeks on Friday, throwing into turmoil international attempts to verify Tehran’s claims that it is developing atomic power and not weapons.
The move was dismissed as unimportant by Iranian representatives. But diplomats familiar with the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency described it as a potentially insurmountable obstacle to the agency’s efforts to deliver a judgment by June on the nature Tehran’s past and present nuclear ambitions.
One diplomat described the freeze until the end of April as counterproductive to Iran’s stated aim of dispelling suspicions about more than two decades of secret nuclear activities that included uranium enrichment and other activities that can be used to make weapons.
And if Iran doesn’t shape up, the UN will spring into action.
And pass a resolution. Possibly a disapproving resolution. Maybe (although I doubt it) a full-fledged condemnation. Be afraid, Iran.