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Brave new world of Iranian Nuclear cooperation - A reposting

by KEARNEY | July 17, 2007 at 06:19 pm | 203 views | add comment

ran's objective of getting its nuclear dossier out of the hands of the United Nations Security Council and back to its "proper forum", the International Atomic Energy Agency, was leapfrogged last week by the IAEA's high-level visit to Iran that culminated in a "serious and substantial" agreement heralding a new level of Iran-IAEA cooperation.

The article further notes:
"In addition, Iran has agreed to the IAEA's inspection of the heavy water reactor under construction in Arak, as well as to short-notice inspection of the uranium-enrichment facility in Natanz "beyond the provisions of its agreement with the IAEA,." and that IAEA "has no concern about diversion at Natanz."
Additionally, according to Dennis Ross, a former
US envoy to the Middle East, "Many Europeans are
asking the US to set aside its request for the suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment." Clearly the United States and Europe are beginning to move apart on this matter, raising the propsect that the US will soon be the odd man out."
More than being the odd man out, the agreement clearly undercuts any case that Lieberman and Cheney may wish to make about initiating military action against Iran for its nuclear activities.

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