Iran Censured Over Nuclear Program by U.N. Watchdog

[Elmore Furth]

Source: New York Times

One day after the director general of the United Nations nuclear watchdog castigated Iran for blocking inquiries into its nuclear program, the organization’s governing body added a further rebuke Friday, demanding that the country freeze operations “immediately” at a once-secret uranium enrichment plant.

In an overwhelming display of disapproval, the governing body also expressed “serious concern” about potential military aspects of Iran’s nuclear program.

The resolution censuring Iran was approved overwhelmingly by 25 votes to 3. It came after Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, declared in unusually blunt language on Thursday that Iran had stonewalled investigators about evidence that the country had worked on nuclear weapons design, and that his efforts to reveal the truth had “effectively reached a dead end.”

Dr. ElBaradei is preparing to leave office next week after 12 years at the head of the agency. His remarks refocused attention on Iran’s suspected work on weapons design at a moment when the West is debating how to respond after Tehran backed away from a commitment it made in early October to temporarily send much of its nuclear fuel abroad.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/world/28nuke.html

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It looks like the Iranian stalling game is coming to it's final innings.

[Synicus Maximus]

1. Gee, another strongly worded letter.

[nyy1998]

2. This is excellent news

Iran is losing plenty of friends fast just over a damn nuclear plant. Hopefully this serves as a wakeup call.

[SpartanDem]

3. Yup they look worse everyday

and they can't play this is just the US bullying us card.