Completing a deal related to a recent IAEA chief visit to Tehran, inspectors were able to visit the second disputed nuclear site. The IAEA visited the first of the two sites in early September.
The two sites originated with Israeli allegations, and while Iran denied that either was ever related to the civilian nuclear program, the US endorsed the allegations and demanded the IAEA visit the sites. the IAEA did visit once, but reached no conclusion.
The lack of conclusions led the US to push for more visits, but the Iranians were concerned that the IAEA would just keep asking to visit the same two laundry facilities over and over again. Refusing would lead the US to claim they’re hiding something.
The IAEA made some assurances before these visits, so Iran has at least some hope of resolving these questions. The US tried to get out in front of not finding anything by claiming Iran has covered it up, but neither evidence of a cover-up nor evidence of the sites ever being anything are very strong.
Though terms of the IAEA deal were never made public, Iran’s endorsement of it suggests that this is an opportunity to eliminate some of the confusion about the program’s past.
Why is the IAEA giving any credibility to Israeli allegations. Okay, never mind I asked.
Even when the IAEA gives Iran the all clear Bibi wont have any of it & will insist they are hiding a secret weapons program.
That is the reason Iran should ignore all the requests…!
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/18/uks-lead-role-in-1953-iran-coup-detat-exposed/
UK’s lead role in Iran’s 1953 coup-d’etat.
There should be some penalty for those who make false allegations, after a “disputed site” visit yet again turns up nothing.
It goes beyond harassment, to making aggressive war, a war crime from the Nuremburg Trials. The UN ought not to enable that. The UN ought to penalize that.
Good idea. I think they should have to open up their own country for inspections at sites of Iran’s choosing.
Iran doesn’t need to justify its nuclear activity to anyone or any country whatsoever…!
October surprise?
The JCPOA removed the hawk’s and zionists’ reason for attacking Iran. If Iran could prove that no nuclear weapons program exists, then it would be more difficult to justify an attack. Trump pulled out in order to maintain the “reason” to attack.
They must be worried that Biden would attempt to re-enter the deal. I believe this is why we are seeing Israeli accusations treated as serious, the assassination of Gen Soleimani, continued attacks on Iranians in Iraq and Syria (where they were invited by those governments), stepped-up sanctions and other maximum-pressure tactics in order to draw Iran into retaliation or other provocative acts.
They fear the window to attack Iran may be closing.