Rhetoric of war
Iran's nuclear stance is under fire from the UN - again, reports Jonathan Miller.
Iran's instransigence over its nuclear programme is 'unacceptable', said President Bush - and Britain has confirmed it's discussing 'further diplomatic measures' with its allies.
This as a report from the international nuclear watchdog accuses Iran of ignoring calls to suspend its uranium enrichment - instead, accelerating its activities.
Despite the threat of sanctions - Tehran remains defiant - President Ahmandinejad insisting 'we don't give a damn' about UN resolutions.
The 30 days Iran's had to answer questions has just left more questions unanswered.
This, the verdict of Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who says Iran's failed to come clean; there remain, he says, too many gaps in his agency's knowledge for him to assess whether Tehran really is bent on building a bomb.
That its enrichment programme is moving steadily: proof it's ignored the UN Security Council's demand that it stop.
A leaked copy of the unpublished report has been obtained by Channel 4 News.
It's tone: frustrated; its outlook pessimistic; Iran comes across as defiant.
It confirms Iran's claim this month to have enriched uranium with a cascade of centrifuges to the level required to fuel nuclear power plants.
Why is it that some countries are expected to abide by U.N. resolutions and others not? Israel has ignored U.N. resolutions for years.
Posted by:Charles Jackson | Sunday, 04 June 2006 at 01:44 AM