Iran is continuing to engage in discussions with the UN atomic watchdog. When asked about the meetings, Iran stated that they believed them to be a positive venture. Mohammad Saeedi continued saying that he plans to hold further negotiations. Iran’s representative at the IAEA (Atomic Energy Agency) stated that negotiations “on technical cooperation between Iran and the IAEA will continue.”
Inspectors from the IAEA have been consistently dropping by Iranian nuclear facilities to make sure that these facilities are not veering towards nuclear aspirations. The chief argument of Iran for their nuclear program is that nuclear energy is necessary to help provide for their multiplying population.
The latest visit by the IAEA is as a result of Iran failing to give an answer to the UN about whether they will discontinue uranium enrichment in their facilities.
Honestly, I am somewhat surprised that there has not been more international pressure on Iran about their nuclear program. I am glad that everything is being done diplomatically. However it seems as though the UN is giving Iran too much free time. I believe that the fourth set of UN sanctions should be instituted now rather than waiting since Iran has clearly disregarded the requests of the UN to stop uranium enrichment.
Do you believe that the UN should wait to issue their new set of sanctions to Iraq? What would be the benefit of waiting? Could it allow for a more diplomatic solution to this problem?
