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Iran Refuses UN Inspector Access To Scientists, Caught Trying To "Clean Up" Suspected Nuclear Site
Surprise! In what must be the most predictable geopolitical event in recent days, WSJ reports that Iran has refused to let United Nations inspectors interview key scientists and military officers to investigate allegations Tehran maintained a covert nuclear-weapons program. This comes hours after CNN reported that the intelligence community believes Iran has been attempting to clean up the suspected nuclear site at Parchin prior to the arrival of international inspectors based on new satellite imagery. While the administration attempts to 'clear up' any misunderstandings, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker told reporters. "It was not a reassuring meeting...I would say most members left with greater concerns about the inspection regime than we came in with."
For now, the landmark nuclear agreement forged between world powers and Iran on July 14 in Vienna is on hold. As The Wall Street Journal reports, Iran’s stance complicates the International Atomic Energy Agency’s investigation into Tehran’s suspected nuclear-military program—a study that is scheduled to be finished by mid-October, as required by the treaty.
The IAEA and its director-general, Yukiya Amano, have been trying for more than five years to debrief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi, an Iranian military officer the U.S., Israel and IAEA suspect oversaw weaponization work in Tehran until at least 2003.
Mr. Amano said Tehran still hasn’t agreed to let Mr. Fakhrizadeh or other Iranian military officers and nuclear scientists help the IAEA complete its investigation. The Japanese diplomat indicated that he believed his agency could complete its probe even without access to top-level Iranian personnel.
Tehran has repeatedly denied it ever had a secret nuclear weapons program.
But Mr. Amano said in a 25-minute interview in Washington that Iran still hasn’t agreed to provide access to Mr. Fakhrizadeh or other top Iranian military officers and nuclear scientists to assist the IAEA in completing its probe.
“We don’t know yet,” Mr. Amano said about the agency’s interview requests. “If someone who has a different name to Fakhrizadeh can clarify our issues, that is fine with us.
But, as CNN reports, the intelligence community believes Iran has been attempting to clean up the suspected nuclear site at Parchin prior to the arrival of international inspectors based on new satellite imagery, a senior intelligence official told CNN on Wednesday.
The commercial imagery shows that Iran has moved heavy construction equipment to the area. But the senior intelligence official, who is familiar with the imagery in question, said the U.S. is confident that such sanitization efforts cannot succeed because radioactive materials, if present, are extremely difficult to conceal.
"The (International Atomic Energy Agency) is familiar with sanitization efforts and the international community has confidence in the IAEA's technical expertise," the official said.
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, told reporters on Tuesday that he has "concerns about the vigorous efforts by Iran to sanitize Parchin."
A furious lobbying effort by both supporters and foes of the Iran nuclear deal continues in the Senate ahead of a mid-September vote on the agreement. On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Iran debate will begin on the Senate floor on Sept. 8 after the August recess is over.
Mr. Amano visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday in a bid to assure skeptical U.S. lawmakers the IAEA is capable of implementing a vast inspections regime of Iran’s nuclear facilities and clarifying the weaponization issue.
Senate Republicans and skeptical Democrats, however, left the 90-minute closed-door meeting frustrated that Mr. Amano refused to share the agency’s classified agreements on access to Iranian military sites, scientists and documents.
“I would say most members left with greater concerns about the inspection regime than we came in with,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) told reporters. “It was not a reassuring meeting.”
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Somewhere Benjamin Netanyahu is doing "the told you so" dance... as Kerry's deal and Obama's legacy hang by a thread.
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The real truth, Iran said FUCK YOU. And to save a very long face Kerry said we have a deal.....
it's amazing what you will do for $100 billion.
This is all pretty silly. They've been enriching to 3% or so for many years now at Natanz. That's the hard part. After that, getting to 50%, 97% and so on can be done in very small, clandestine facilities without much fanfare. If they want "weapons grade uranium", they've already got it. I'm betting the problem they're having is on the "pit" side. Building a reliable pit is extremely difficult .. hell, a large part of what Los Alamos National Labs does as "stewards of the nuclear stockpile" is making sure the pits still work without actually triggering one.
well every time one scientist became known the mossad assassinated them
If such a country like Israel can have 200 nuclear weapons (according to Carter), then Iran can have 2000. And US has to back off.
US has to think about 1945 August bombing of Japan and leave others in peace.
If they talk about it over and over. Has anything in the last 30 years been settled this way? No.
You are being conditioned for the next conflict. Hope for the best outcome, don't hold your breath.
Time to short ZeroHedge. "Surprise!", it's a neocon limited hangout. Nice try Tylers.
Well, the agreement hasn't been ratified yet by anyone, so it isn't applicable yet.
Yid propaganda again.
Can anyone explain, why a great nation such as Iran cannot have nuclear weapons?
The chaotic India has it.
The bankrupt Islamic Pakistan has it.
The despotic North Korea has it.
The child killer Israel has it.
What has US or the world done about any of the above?
What's wrong with Iran? Why are they being tortured?
Sure, let them all have them...give it to them so as to not encumber their economies.
The only thing that has allowed a nuclear world to survive was the concept of MAD. The one curve ball to that theme is a society that actually does not care if they die, that actually believes they are elevated by dying to honor their god, a people who see the devil and threat in ALL non believers. Now who exactly do we know that would fit that mould? Even crazy NK doesn't want to commit suicide, granted they care little about their people, but what leadership actually thinks they can survive a nuke exchange? Even Russia and America may have leadership that can create hardened and sustainable survival systems for such a thing, but even they would not see advantage in a permanently poisened world. No, the threat of nukes lies primarly with those who would be crazy enough to actually use them.
We can differ in our opinions but I don't think what I'm suggesting is irrational. Actually it is the thing that drives people the most crazy. We all want to believe that hostilities are rational and as such can be remedied, can be bribed, bought off, that apologies, compromises and capitulations can buy peace. To think that there are people who cannot be reasoned with, who cannot be bought off is the most frightening thing for any of us. And people who actually yearn to regress by centuries, to live in an ancient world would seeming have no fear of destroying everything modernity holds dear, good or bad.
Has "DImona" been inspected yet..??
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/israel/documents/reveal/index.html
Well done IRAN ! Tell the UN assholes to go to Israel and ask to inpsect Dimona !
Zero stars on this neo-con garbage. Sell it to the Human Events readers. Not buying it here.
I've heard rumors that Israel has Nuclear weapons with source material originally linked back to Savannah River Site in Georgia. Probably not true. Israel is our friend -- that why they are handed billions yearly by the US government.
Documents released after the fall of the Apartheid Government in South Africa show that Israel was in negotiations there to sell nuclear weapons to South Africa under the table, which kinda goes against international law. Probably not true. Israel is our friend -- that why they are handed billions yearly by the US government.
The story of USS Liberty and the testimony of her crew maintain that Israel aggressively and deliberately attacked a vessel of the US Navy in international waters. Probably not true. Israel is our friend -- that why they are handed billions yearly by the US government.
Israel spies have been caught by the FBI on numerous occasions stealing state secrets and intercepting communications to be used for nefarious reasons. Probably not true. Israel is our friend -- that why they are handed billions yearly by the US government.
Former CIA Officer Israel Controls U.S. Government & Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-SszJkjy60 Probably not true. Israel is our friend -- that why they are handed billions yearly by the US government.Crazies out there beleive that Israel did 9/11 attacks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUbTe50UUgM Probably not true. Israel is our friend -- that why they are handed billions yearly by the US government.
Surprise!
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/08/06/423537/Iran-UN-Mission-Parchin-J...
According to US now, Iran cannot do any construction activities too. Or else....
I'm not prejudiced, so I equally despise them ALL. Now where can I purchase an asteroid of proper size and mass? Just sufficient to reset the ME, while not so large that it scratches my car. What's that you say? The non-gentiles of Mossad are now making a market in them? Be right over. Cue Union Captain at the Bridge: "Can you help me to live a little longer? I expect good news."
More ZH Zio-propaganda that nobody's swallowing (Except the shills).