The UN atomic watchdog pressed Iran Monday to disprove allegations of past nuclear weapons work, saying Tehran should not be concerned about divulging sensitive information because its confidential.
Iran cannot simply dismiss all the charges as "fabricated," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, told a meeting of the body's 35-member board.
Tehran must "clarify the extent to which the documentation is factually correct and where, as it asserts, such information may have been fabricated or relates to non-nuclear purposes," ElBaradei said on the first day of a week-long board meeting.
Neither could the Islamic republic hide behind the argument that in order to respond to the accusations, it would have to divulge information pertinent to its national security, the IAEA chief said.
Even the IAEA is saying that Iran is probably after nuclear weapons. Russia and China have no other choice then to admit that this is indeed the case. If Russia and China veto UN sanctions, then the only choice left is either broad sanctions outside of the UN, or a military strike by Israel.
Either way isn't going to bode well for Iran.
Travis
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