link» Iran to restart IAEA nuclear talks, Julian Borger, The Guardian
[Olli Heinonen:] “The important thing is that Iran gives unfettered access to people, sites and information. The first step is to agree on the process. We will probably not see an outcome for some months to come.”
Speaking earlier this month, [Rafael] Grossi said that if Iran refuses to discuss the suspected weapons work, the IAEA secretariat would “call the board of governors, who will take the issue to the security council.”
“It would be very serious for Iran as, up until now, China and Russia have blocked sanctions on the grounds that Tehran is cooperating with the agency. If the IAEA tells the world that Iran is not cooperating, Russia and China will be left without justification for their support,” he said.
So Iran already once decided not to cooperate with IAEA’s demands (for full access) in 2008. IAEA withdrew without having access to ‘everything’.
If it’s going to be ‘replay’ of that same process - and if UNSC and sorting out Russia, China’s reaction takes up ‘months’ long - then it also becomes reasonable that the world to think ‘Iran is hiding something’ and all these diplomatic engagements are just to ‘buy more time’.
But will Iran open up everything?
January 27, 2012, 2:56pm 0 notes
