Iran is Cooperating:  Will it Stop the Bush Admin.?  
Friday, November 16th, 2007

Sunset in Iran, Photo by Alexandra Avakian from NationalGeographic.com

The International Atomic Energy Agency, an international nuclear agency, says that Iran is cooperating.  In a report released yesterday, the IAEA said, "Iran has provided sufficient access to individuals and has responded in a timely manner to questions and provided clarifications and amplifications on issues raised in context of the work plan.

"However," the report continues, "its cooperation has been reactive rather than proactive.  As previously stated, Iran's active cooperation and full transparency are indispensable for full and prompt implementation of the work plan.

"In addition, Iran needs to continue to build confidence about the scope and nature of its present programme.  Confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program requires that the Agency be able to provide assurances not only regarding decalred nuclear material, but, equally importantly, regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran."

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran

"Although the Agency has no concrete information, other than that addressed through the work plan, about possible current undeclared nuclear material and activies in Iran, the Agency is nto in a position to provide credible assurances about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran without full implementation of Additional Protocol.

"This is especially important in the light of Iran's undeclared activities for almost two decades and the need to restore confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear program.

Therefore, the Director General again urges Iran to implement the Additional Protocol at the earliest possible date.  The Director General also urges Iran to implement all the confidence building measures required by the Security Council, including suspension of all enrichment related activities."

The ISIS, the Insitute for Science and International Security (a non-profit, non-partisan institution in Washington, D.C.), has the entire PDF report from the IAEA, which can be viewed here.

The report states that the probe of Tehran's once-hidden nuclear activity would continue.  The Bush administration says the report will not prevent them from seeking a third, more thorough set of sanctions at the United Nations Security Council.

   

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