Iran Sent to U.N. Security Council
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COMMENTLINE
It was inevitable that the U.N. Security Council was going to get involved in the growing issue of Iranian nuclear ambitions.
Fallout from the IAEA's referral is sure to follow.
Add this unease to Worldwide Arab tensions growing from the repeated republishing of the Muhammad cartoons and we have a powder keg of emotions ready to explode -- with deadly consequences. Let us just hope there isn't a madman with a trigger in his hands.
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NEWSLINE
Under an agreement reached Monday between the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany, the council will not take any action on Iran for at least a month, giving Tehran a grace period to change its tactics, stop its enrichment activities and cooperate more fully with IAEA inspectors.
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U.N. Nuclear Agency Reports Iran to Security Council
Decision Signals Growing Unease About Nation's Nuclear Program
VIENNA, Feb. 4 (washingtonpost.com) -- The United Nations nuclear agency reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council on Saturday, signaling growing worldwide unease about the nature and intent of Iran's nuclear program, and concern that it might be military.
Nuclear watchdog reports Iran to U.N.
VIENNA, Austria (CNN) -- The United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency passed a resolution Saturday reporting Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program.
Iran reported to Security Council
The United Nations nuclear watchdog has voted to report Iran to the Security Council over its nuclear activities.
(BBC) -- Twenty-seven states out of 35 on the IAEA board backed the move, with three against and five abstentions.
IAEA Reports Iran to U.N. Security Council
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog Saturday reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council in a resolution expressing concern that Tehran's nuclear program may not be "exclusively for peaceful purposes." Iran retaliated immediately, saying it would resume uranium enrichment at its main...
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Nuclear agency votes to report Iran to UN Council
VIENNA (Reuters) -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council over suspicions it plans to build atomic weapons, and Tehran responded it would start enriching uranium fuel that can be used in bombs.
World Nuclear Panel to Refer Iran to U.N. Security Council
(NYT) -- The resolution, which passed 27-3 with five abstentions, opens the door for the first time to possible punitive action against Iran.
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COMMENTLINEIt was inevitable that the U.N. Security Council was going to get involved in the growing issue of Iranian nuclear ambitions.
Fallout from the IAEA's referral is sure to follow.
Add this unease to Worldwide Arab tensions growing from the repeated republishing of the Muhammad cartoons and we have a powder keg of emotions ready to explode -- with deadly consequences. Let us just hope there isn't a madman with a trigger in his hands.
See links below for full coverage, RELATED for connected stories.
NEWSLINE
Under an agreement reached Monday between the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany, the council will not take any action on Iran for at least a month, giving Tehran a grace period to change its tactics, stop its enrichment activities and cooperate more fully with IAEA inspectors.
NEWSBYTES
U.N. Nuclear Agency Reports Iran to Security Council
Decision Signals Growing Unease About Nation's Nuclear Program
VIENNA, Feb. 4 (washingtonpost.com) -- The United Nations nuclear agency reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council on Saturday, signaling growing worldwide unease about the nature and intent of Iran's nuclear program, and concern that it might be military.
Nuclear watchdog reports Iran to U.N.
VIENNA, Austria (CNN) -- The United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency passed a resolution Saturday reporting Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program.
Iran reported to Security Council
The United Nations nuclear watchdog has voted to report Iran to the Security Council over its nuclear activities.
(BBC) -- Twenty-seven states out of 35 on the IAEA board backed the move, with three against and five abstentions.
IAEA Reports Iran to U.N. Security Council
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog Saturday reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council in a resolution expressing concern that Tehran's nuclear program may not be "exclusively for peaceful purposes." Iran retaliated immediately, saying it would resume uranium enrichment at its main...
Iran: Russia Uranium Enrichment Plan Dead
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A senior Iranian official said Saturday that a proposal by Moscow to enrich Iranian uranium in Russia is dead following the U.N. nuclear agency's decision to report Iran to the Security Council. Javad Vaeidi, deputy head of the powerful National Security Council, said there was...
Nuclear agency votes to report Iran to UN Council
VIENNA (Reuters) -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council over suspicions it plans to build atomic weapons, and Tehran responded it would start enriching uranium fuel that can be used in bombs.
World Nuclear Panel to Refer Iran to U.N. Security Council
(NYT) -- The resolution, which passed 27-3 with five abstentions, opens the door for the first time to possible punitive action against Iran.
RELATED
Rumsfeld: Iran Regime Sponsors Terrorism
MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld urged America's allies to increase their military spending to prevent the rise of a "global extremist Islamic empire." He also urged the world to work for a "diplomatic solution" to halt Iran's nuclear program. "The Iranian regime is...
Iran is world's top sponsor of terrorism: Rumsfeld
MUNICH (Reuters) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld accused Iran on Saturday of being the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, a charge that his Iranian counterpart rejected as "ridiculous" and "outrageous."
Iran labels US leaders 'terrorists'
TEHRAN(AFP) -- The leaders of the United States are all "terrorists" and represent the "real axis of evil", Iran's defence minister has said.
Tags: terrorism, Middle East, Iraq, Iran, Hamas, Palestine, Arab, Islam, war, military, nuclear, Israel, Muhammad, prophet, Cartoons
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life
EXPLORE THE TENSION: VISIT OUR ADVERTISERS
Books on Iran from Amazon.com
Countdown to Crisis : The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran
Tehran Rising : Iran's Challenge to the United States
Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution
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