Iran Rejects IAEA Inspection
The Iranian government has rejected nuclear inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying, “Iran has a legal right to reject any inspector.” A source from Iran said, “We have officially notified our decision to the IAEA, and it was the first time to refuse entry of the inspectors to this nation.”
The Iranian congress passed a bill after the UN imposed sanctions on Iran last December. Iran has insisted its nuclear plans are for peaceful energy purposes, but the government decided to block the U.N. watchdog's inspectors. In addition, Iran said that its nuclear facility has still been cooperating with IAEA regulations.
Some diplomats believe that the Iranian government tried to show its intent to act on its parliament's demand by blocking IAEA inspections. On the basis of the NPT (Nuclear Proliferation Treaty), inspectors from the IAEA were supposed to head to Iran to conduct its regular inspection of its nuclear facilities.
According to the sanctions on Iran from the UN Security Council, Iran should quit developing its nuclear technologies by the end of the next month, and the IAEA should report it to the Security Council. However, Iran refused to stop enriching uranium, which can produce material for nuclear bombs. Observers say that this makes the UN fail in the standoff.
Regarding the warning from the international community, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, “No sanctions will have an impact on our decision to develop nuclear technologies." The British Foreign Minister said, “It is not a good sign of faith. We need to impose strong sanctions on the nation to return it to the dialogue table.”
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