 Chief of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which groups six Gulf Arab countries, said on Saturday that the bloc did not oppose referring Iran's nuclear file to the UN Security Council, which might lead to sanctions.
GCC Secretary General Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah was cited by the official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) as saying that the GCC had no objection to the referral of Iran's nuclear program to the Security Council or any international resolutions regarding this issue.
| "Sure, go ahead, just don't miss and hit us instead." |
Speaking upon arrival in Kuwait, Al-Attiyah also reiterated the bloc's call for a Middle East free from weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
| Cheap talk since Israel won't give up its best guarantee of survival. |
But the secretary general also said that Iran had the right to peaceful nuclear technology. "It is a legal right to the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes for Iran and other countries in the region," he said, but stressed the importance of maintaining stability, security and peace.
| And we all know that peaceful nuclear energy in Iran means peace and stability. |
Al-Attiyah also asserted that the GCC hoped that the Iranian nuclear issue could be solved through dialogues and diplomatic means. Uneasy about Iran's nuclear program, the GCC- grouping Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain- has long called for a nuclear-free Mideast, but has cautiously avoided harsh words toward Iran. |