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Iranian Analyst: Russia, China main losers in Iran nuclear row
International affairs analyst Ali Khorram on Monday described the votes of Russia and China at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors to report Iran to the UN security Council as big mistake. Speaking to the Mehr News Agency, he said that Russia and China have realized that they didnt benefit from reporting Iran to the Security Council and instead they lost many things.The IAEA Board voted on Saturday to report Iran to the UN Security Council, but the top UN body will take no action until an IAEA report on Iran is delivered in March. At last weeks meeting in London, the United States and the EU3 (France, Germany, and Britain) cheated Russia and China by claiming that they only wanted to report Iran to the UN Security Council to put pressure on Tehran to return to the previous status quo (when uranium enrichment related activities were suspended), the analyst argued. But this time Iran was not intimidated and declared that it would suspend implementation of the additional protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and resume large-scale industrial enrichment, the university lecturer stated. Khorram described all the measures Iran took after being reported to the Security Council as right and timely, adding that Iran made a mistake when it agreed to suspend some of its nuclear activities under pressure by the EU trio in the last two-and-half years. On the recent position adopted by some officials from Russia, China, and the European Union, according to which there is still room for diplomacy, he said, The EU3, Russia, and China are well aware that they will not gain anything from sanctions and a military strike (against Iran) and it would be to their own detriment. He advised the Iranian government to be firm in its decisions and prepare the grounds for resumption of uranium enrichment. Khorram advised the West not to play with the dignity of the Iranian people. The West can prevent the situation from becoming worse by recognizing Irans rights within the framework of the Russian proposal before Iran starts uranium enrichment, he noted. He also said that at this juncture Iran should treat the world respectfully and with dignity. The five permanent members of the Security Council should think about the consequences of their action and know that Iran can carry out a lot of measures to resist the possible sanctions which will probably last for two years, he observed.
Posted by: Pappy 2006-02-10 |
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