Will The Yanks Bomb Iran Next?

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:o LONDON (Reuters) - European powers on Monday began drafting a resolution to have Iran referred to the UN Security Council next month over its contentious nuclear work, diplomats said, after Russia and the West neared agreement on strategy.

The Foreign Office said Britain, Germany and France would call for an emergency meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board of governors in Vienna on February 2-3. A vote on sending Iran to the Security Council could be held then.

Iran's resumption of research that could advance a quest for civilian atomic energy or bombs has sparked a flurry of Western diplomacy in pursuit of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) referral to the Council, which could impose sanctions.

Diplomats said a London meeting on Monday of permanent Council members Britain, France, Russia, China and the United States, along with Germany, sought to bridge differences over Iran to enable an emergency IAEA session and vote.

After Russia said it was "very close" to Western views on Iran, which favour diplomatic action to curb its atomic project, Germany, France and Britain began drafting a referral resolution to submit to the IAEA board, EU diplomats said.

"It's short. It calls for (IAEA director-general Mohamed) ElBaradei to report Iran to the Security Council," one diplomat said, asking for anonymity because of the subject's sensitivity.

Moscow, with a $1 billion (566 million pound) stake building Iran's first atomic reactor, and Beijing, reliant on Iranian oil imports, have so far thwarted such a step by the IAEA board of governors.

But EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday he was confident China and Russia would back the EU in sending the issue to the Security Council.
 
The article mentions nothig about America bombing Iran. What are you on about, Merlin?
 
no this states the powers that be are meeting, as per yesterday.... but I read that the yanks are prepared to stop these people be any means whatsoever in allowing them to have a bomb ...

Their first priority being to wipe ISRAEL and the JEWS off the map ... if you read your news and current affairs........... :rolleyes:
 
Reports yesterday suggested there was strong feeling in the Senate / Congress (can't remember which) that the idea of military action against Iran shouldn't be "taken off the table".

If Iran is developing nuclear power solely for the purpose of providing energy for itself (or to sell abroad) there is no reason for them to disallow independent inspectors to monitor proceedings.

On the other hand, does the insistence of independent monitoring presume guilt on the part of Iran? Would Britain welcome an inspection in similar circumstances?
 
I presume the Americans still have a fairly large presence in Afghanistan, and are up to their eyeballs in Iraq. Hopefully by the time they have freed up enough resources to focus on Iran there will be a more moderate leader in power in at least one of the countries.
 
Originally posted by Melendez@Jan 17 2006, 02:43 PM
I presume the Americans still have a fairly large presence in Afghanistan, and are up to their eyeballs in Iraq. Hopefully by the time they have freed up enough resources to focus on Iran there will be a more moderate leader in power in one of the countries.
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Perhaps the USA?
 
Maybe Israel will take matters into their own hands, which I'm sure would not cause too much dismay.
 
Originally posted by harry@Jan 17 2006, 07:13 PM
Maybe Israel will take matters into their own hands, which I'm sure would not cause too much dismay.
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harry, you have to be joking? Not too much dismay, only World war III and a possible nuclear holocaust. Not too much to worry about, then.
 
No Brian, if Israel does an air strike just like it did with Iraq, to take out the Nuclear capabilities before they are developed enough to produce an Iranian nuke, then they would be protecting themselves, would have no retaliation from any Mid East country as they do not have the means and the superpowers would hardly bomb Israel for an act of self defence against a country that has threatened to wipe them off the map!
Israel would therefore be doing the job that the other superpowers would wish to do.
Fair enough they would have more terrorism but bus bomb v nuke?
 
It's not that its ok for the USA to have them, its that they have them regardless and have to keep them as a deterrant against those who might wish to use their nuclear weapons against the US or its close allies. The US, and their allies, obviously don't want to see another country added to that list - and certainly not one who's repeated stated aim is the annihilation of another sovereign state and all who live there.
 
just making a point - don't want anyone to have 'em

just don't see why usa should tell everyone else wot to do - no wonder arab countries hate usa

total double standards
 
Just so we can all sing off the same hymn sheet, take a look at this link first to acquaint yourselves with who has what, and where:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wik/List_of_co...nuclear_weapons

Wikipedia is a good site for quick access to basic information on just about anything. Note the countries listed which have, if not newkiller, then radiological, biological, and chemical weapons. Nice...

Interestingly, if you check the map with the pretty colours, showing who has, intends, or used to have, nuclear weaponry - guess who's missing? Why, dear old Iraq! Shurely shome mishtake, Mr. Weapons Inspector? <_<
 
It will be on 6/6/06

Mark my words. Year of the devil, or should I say getting rid of a devil. Even France, Russia and Germany back us on this one.
 
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