Iran Warns IAEA, U.S. Condemnation May Backfire

Iran Warns IAEA, U.S. Condemnation May Backfire
Thu November 13, 2003 06:06 PM ET

By Louis Charbonneau
VIENNA (Reuters) - Tehran warned on Thursday of "unpredictable consequences" if the U.N. watchdog finds it in breach of a global pact against atomic weapons, as Washington accused the United Nations of playing down "evidence" Iran wants a bomb.

On November 20, the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors meets to discuss an IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program, detailing decades of failures by Iran to report truthfully about its activities and facilities.

The United States wants the board to declare Iran in violation of its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which would require it to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible economic sanctions.

"I hope we do not reach such a stage because then things could very easily get out of control," Iran's ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Akbar Salehi, told Reuters in an interview.

"And then it could lead to unpredictable consequences. We don't even want to think about such a situation," he added, without elaborating.

The IAEA's report concluded there was "no evidence" to date that Iran's nuclear program was for anything but peaceful purposes, but said the jury was still out. (snip/...)

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,...after all,...the US essentially "used" IAEA as a vehicle towards justifying its war against Iraq.

Hmmmmm..........This Dictator's policy is getting old!!!!

You know this is coming, proof or no proof.

...adopt the strategy used by North Korea. Stall and develop, then warn.

Too many children playing with nuclear toys, and the kid with the worst attitude in the sandbox is occupying the White House.

Why are we the ones to demand the UN do anything? What about good old Georgie who disposed of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and plans to design even more nuclear weapons. Do you think Shrub would read On the Beach If I sent it to him. It doesn't have any pictures.