IAEA halts aid on projects with Tehran

[Freddie Stubbs]

By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer
51 minutes ago

VIENNA, Austria - The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Friday suspended nearly half of the technical aid it now provides Iran, in line with sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

As IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei issued the report to his agency's 35-nation board, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator abruptly canceled meetings both with ElBaradei in Vienna and with senior European leaders in Munich, on the sidelines of a security conference in the German city.

Organizers of the Munich conference said negotiator Ali Larijani canceled because of an unspecified illness, whereas IAEA officials said they were told he was not coming for "technical reasons."

"The official explanation is that he got sick," said Horst Teltschik, the Munich conference organizer.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_re_as/nuclear_iran

[HuffleClaw]

1. they'll have to leave real soon too

wonder what excuse the US will find to pull 'em out?

[oblivious]

2. I guess the idea is to try to piss off Iran so much that it withdraws from the NPT.

Iran is way too smart for that. They don't seem to be letting emotions get the better of them.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. So, the US decides when the UN inspectors leave?

Bolton must have makes some big changes at the UN.

[HuffleClaw]

4. they sure did the last time.

[oblivious]

5. They sure enough did. It wasn't Saddam,though Bush + others have tried to make it seem so afterwards