UN Springs Into Action
U.N. Nuke Chief: Iran Must Come Clean ‘Within Months’.
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is not fully cooperating with U.N. inspectors and must come clean about the full extent of its nuclear program within months, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.
Mohamed ElBaradei said Iran’s cooperation has been “less than satisfactory” and warned that the process of clarifying unresolved issues — particularly over Iran’s uranium enrichment activities — could not be allowed to drag on for ever.
“It is essential for the integrity and credibility of the inspection process that we are able to bring these issues to a close within the next few months, and provide the international community with the assurances it urgently seeks regarding Iran’s nuclear activities,” he told the IAEA’s board of governors.
And if Iran still won’t cooperate after “the next few months” (a woefully inexact timeframe in which to deal with an Islamic state rushing to build nukes), the UN will no doubt spring into action again and pass another resolution. Maybe even a harshly worded resolution.