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World losing patience with Iran over nuclear research
 Yeah, the meter is slowly sinking to "vexed", on its way to "perturbed".The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has warned Iran the world is "running out of patience", following Tehran's decision to resume research on nuclear fuel. Mohamed ElBaradei, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, yesterday condemned Iran's stance after a defiant Iranian government spokesman, Gholamhossein Elham, ignored massive pressure from the West and said: "Iran will today resume nuclear fuel research as scheduled." Diplomats have said that if Iran did restart nuclear research and development, it would prompt a report to the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors, which would decide whether to call an emergency meeting of all members. That meeting could choose to refer Iran to the UN Security Council, which could impose sanctions. Ursula Plassnik, the Austrian foreign minister, said Iran's decision was "the wrong step in the wrong direction and a cause of very serious concern", though Wolfgang Schuessel, the chancellor, said it was too soon to discuss sanctions. Germany, France and the United Kingdom have been Posted by: Seafarious 2006-01-10 |
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