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In reply to the discussion: Iran's currency hits all-time low as western sanctions take their toll [View all]ronnie624
(5,764 posts)14. Of course they have questions about possible military dimensions to nuclear programs.
The whole point of ongoing inspections is to address and answer questions about this. The IAEA has certified that Iran has diverted no uranium to a weapons program. The last official NIE on Iran judged "with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program., which consisted of nothing more than theoretical models, anyway; no hardware or highly enriched uranium. The part I 'left out' is without meaning. This is the bottom line:
The IAEA board has neither formally found that any of the Iranian actions described above are in
noncompliance with Tehrans safeguards agreement, nor referred these issues to the U.N. Security
Council.
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Iran's currency hits all-time low as western sanctions take their toll [View all]
alp227
Oct 2012
OP
Our almost 60 year campaign of greed and hate against the Iranian people continues.
cpwm17
Oct 2012
#2
The UN security council has passed seven resolutions on Iran's nuclear program since 2006
hack89
Oct 2012
#16
The same IAEA that has stated it has evidence to suggest an Iranian nuclear weapons program
hack89
Oct 2012
#28
Wikileaks cables indicate IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano may not be fully objective
cpwm17
Oct 2012
#31
Of course they have questions about possible military dimensions to nuclear programs.
ronnie624
Oct 2012
#14
And Iran refuses to allow the IAEA the necessary access to resolve those questions.
hack89
Oct 2012
#17
There is no provision for arbitrary demands contained by the safeguard agreement with Iran.
ronnie624
Oct 2012
#21
There is no provision for deliberately hiding a nuclear weapons program either. nt
hack89
Oct 2012
#23
Crapping on the Iranian economy kills their middle class who are the most likely to support the ...
marble falls
Oct 2012
#4
BBC: Iran's income from oil exports had fallen by 45% this year, causing the shortage in dollars ...
pampango
Oct 2012
#11
Sadly I have to agree with you, AndyTiedye. Unfortunately the Iranian peoples' own revolution...
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#40