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| Iran: US behind IAEA charge that Iran making bomb |
| 2010-03-01 |
| Iran's supreme leader charged Sunday that U.S. and its allies are behind the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency's claim that Iran may be making nuclear bombs, despite its repeated denials. The comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, broadcast on state television Sunday, came 10 days after the International Atomic Energy Agency said it was concerned Iran may be working on nuclear weapons, echoing conclusions reached by the U.S. and several of its allies. "Some IAEA reports and actions show that this international agency lacks independence," the television quoted Khamenei as saying. "The IAEA should not be influenced by the U.S. and some (other) countries because unilateral acts erode trust in the agency and the United Nations. It is also very bad for the prestige and reputation of these international bodies." The language of the report - the first written by Yukiya Amano, who became IAEA head in December - appeared to be more directly critical of Iran's refusal to cooperate with the IAEA than most of those of his predecessor, Mohamed ElBaradei. The IAEA is set to meet later this week to discuss Iran's refusal to accept international demands to halt enrichment of uranium - a key step in the process toward nuclear weapons production, though enriched uranium also has peaceful uses. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Maybe Iraq could use the bomb, too. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-03-01 13:29 |
| #1 Or maybe the Iranian bomb making activities are behind the IAEA claim? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-03-01 08:40 |