Iran Rejects UN Nuclear Deal

Originally posted by Britguy
reply to post by SLAYER69

 

Perhaps it's a little misleading to say that the UN is pushing this. Those countries listed do not make up the UN, merely the security council.

Even the headline is alarmist. Iran, being a signatory to the NNPT, is under no obligation to halt it's enrichment which has so far been shown to be low grade for it's power station fuel, nothing more.

No other signatory has been required to agree to such restrictions and, considering how the Iranians got stiffed by France, basically stealing the Uranium that was shipped to them once before, one can understand their reluctance to do so again.

Iran being a signatory of the NNPT isn't under obligation to send it someplace but they are also bound to the rules in order to have nuclear facilities that they are not abiding by. I won't pretend to be a lawyer and say what all is in the treaty but you can bet IRAN is breaking it because the UN makes the rules and decides when they are broken. Based on the fact the UN Says they are breaking the rules and the current sanctions I would say Iran being offered this was the last straw for the UN to try and work out a deal.