US Condemns Iran for Making Civilian Nuclear Sites Harder to Bomb
Iranian Nuclear Chief Notes Move Was Because of Constant US Threats
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu today angrily condemned the Iranian government for its decision to relocate some of its civilian uranium enrichment facilities into an underground bunker, saying it proved Iran was deceitful.
Iranian nuclear chief Fereidoun Abbasi responded by saying that the only reason the move was made was because the US is constantly threatening to attack their civilian infrastructure, and that they decided to “make the Americans and their allies work tougher” in bombing the sites.
Abbasi added that the US has moved to protect many of its own installations because they were concerned of attacks by al-Qaeda, and asked why it would be surprising that Iran would take similar measures to protect its own sites.
Despite US allegations, the IAEA has continued to verify the non-diversion of nuclear materials to any military purpose, and the enrichment continues to be at much lower levels than would be required to construct a nuclear weapon.
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BBWNews
September 19th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Big bad wolf condemns little piggy for building a brick house. Film at 11.
Augustbrhm
September 20th, 2011 at 2:03 am
america and israel get used to Iran having a nuclear bomb there is nothing both of you can do about it only destroying yourselves in that process.
foodoo
September 20th, 2011 at 2:06 am
Let me see if I get this straight. First US officials constantly say that we may have to
bomb the Iranian installations. Then, having said that, those same officials are outraged
that the Iranians do something to protect their facilities???
Does anybody in the US govt realize how stupid they appear?
John_Muhammad
September 20th, 2011 at 4:49 am
US : "We're going to bomb your country sooner or later"
Iran: "Okay, well we're going to move our civilian nuclear facilities underground to protect them and our infrastructure when ever you do attack us."
US : "UNDERGROUND? WHERE WE CAN'T EASILY BOMB THEM? YOU ARE EVILLLLLLLLL!!!!"
/cue scary music
MoT
September 20th, 2011 at 7:20 am
John, it only goes to show how hypocritically insane our government is.
Jamie N
September 20th, 2011 at 7:28 am
The US is always right.Its fact they plan to attack Iran with all the lies and negative hate speech they always mention.When Iran trys to do everthing they can to make America happy except get rig of there peacefull nucular program.America is going to suffer greatly one day for there illeghal wars and double standards.Israel; has had illegal nukes for a long time with no inspections and when JFK sent inspectors over thet hide there program underground.They have a double standard that the hole world can see expecialy toward the other terrorist state Israel.Turkey is standing up to Israel and might as well be standing up to America also.I wonder when the world aside from middle Eastern countrys will do whats right and not whats easy and should be criminal.America and Israel really make my blood boil over and I'm a white Canadian.Canada also needs to stay out of the illegal wars.Yesterday I wrote to are PM about my conserns but it won't do much good I'm not worth billions and have no way to be heard by everyone.Just trying to do everthing I can to speak against what I know is wrong.
rodny
September 20th, 2011 at 7:41 am
so iran shoudl k,et it be bombed easily/
in fact itis time that usa and britian be bombed into submission
thedissenter
September 20th, 2011 at 11:59 am
From the sublime to the ridiculous there is only one step. And the US took that step a looooooooooooooooong time ago. Bizarro Empire doesn't even begin to describe it any more.
thedissenter
September 20th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
You'll realize who they're taking their queues from if you look around Iran…like say in…hmmm…Tel Aviv? Then, you'll understand.
sam stone
September 20th, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Terror bombs in Turkey today. Anybody supprised?
Jack
September 20th, 2011 at 7:37 pm
The US has hated Iran ever since the overthrow of the Shah and all of the CIA's friends at Savak. I'd rather suspect that if Iran abandoned its nuclear program and did everything the US asks, then they'd find just another excuse. We'd see the same news stories about evil Iran, only it would be weapons to the Iraqis or Iranian rowboats in the gulf or some other reason as to why we are all supposed to hate Iran.