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Voice of America, IAEA: Iran Violating Security Council Order

IAEA: Iran Violating Security Council Order

In a six-page report, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Mohamed ElBaradei bluntly says "Iran has not suspended its enrichment activities". The report sent to the U.N. Security Council Thursday also says the agency has not been able to confirm the nature of Iran's nuclear program because of Tehran's lack of cooperation. It adds that "Iran has resumed enriching small amounts of uranium in recent days". Washington's U.N. Ambassador John Bolton described the IAEA report as a warning signal to the international community about Iran's nuclear intentions. "That's a red flag," said Mr. Bolton. "That says that the Iranian program contains much that should be worried about here in New York and underlies our concern that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. There's simply no other explanation for the range of Iranian behavior, which we've seen over the years other than that they're pursuing a weapons capability." The IAEA findings place Iran in clear violation of an earlier Security Council order that set an August 31 deadline for suspending enrichment activities. It also opens the way for the Council to impose sanctions against the Tehran government.

Bolton reiterated the U.S. intention to push ahead with sanctions. But he said the Security Council would not take up the question of possible penalties until after a meeting next week between European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani. "There are a range of issues that we've been considering," he added. "I don't think there'll be discussions here until after Javier Solana meets with Mr. Larijani next week in Europe, so we'll see what happens after that meeting, but the United States has been considering this for some time and we've got a lot of thoughts on it." The deputy chief of Iran's nuclear agency, Mohammed Saeedi was quoted Thursday as saying the IAEA report had shown that U.S. allegations about Tehran's nuclear program are, in his words, baseless. In a report carried by Iran's official news agency IRNA, Saeedi said the report had shown that what he called "America's propaganda and politically motivated claims" are based on "hallucinations of U.S. officials". The focus of negotiations on Iran shifts to Europe next week, where U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns will meet with other diplomats from Security Council nations and Germany on the sanctions issue. They are also expected to confer with E.U. foreign policy chief Solana before and after his meeting with the Iranian nuclear negotiator Larijani.

French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy Thursday signaled the negotiations may be lengthy. He said that while his country deplores Iran's unsatisfactory response to the Security Council demand for an end to uranium enrichment, he remains convinced that the path of dialogue should remain open.


IAEA: Iran Violating Security Council Order AIEA : L'Iran viole l'ordonnance du Conseil de sécurité

In a six-page report, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Mohamed ElBaradei bluntly says "Iran has not suspended its enrichment activities". The report sent to the U.N. Security Council Thursday also says the agency has not been able to confirm the nature of Iran's nuclear program because of Tehran's lack of cooperation. It adds that "Iran has resumed enriching small amounts of uranium in recent days". Il ajoute que "l'Iran a recommencé à enrichir de petites quantités d'uranium ces derniers jours". Washington's U.N. Ambassador John Bolton described the IAEA report as a warning signal to the international community about Iran's nuclear intentions. "That's a red flag," said Mr. Bolton. "C'est un drapeau rouge", a déclaré M. Bolton. "That says that the Iranian program contains much that should be worried about here in New York and underlies our concern that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. "Cela indique que le programme iranien contient beaucoup de choses qui devraient nous inquiéter ici à New York et sous-tend notre inquiétude quant au fait que l'Iran cherche à se doter d'armes nucléaires. There's simply no other explanation for the range of Iranian behavior, which we've seen over the years other than that they're pursuing a weapons capability." Il n'y a tout simplement pas d'autre explication à la gamme de comportements iraniens, que nous avons constatés au fil des ans, si ce n'est qu'ils recherchent une capacité d'armement." The IAEA findings place Iran in clear violation of an earlier Security Council order that set an August 31 deadline for suspending enrichment activities. Les conclusions de l'AIEA placent l'Iran en violation flagrante d'une ordonnance antérieure du Conseil de sécurité qui fixait au 31 août la date limite pour suspendre les activités d'enrichissement. It also opens the way for the Council to impose sanctions against the Tehran government.

Bolton reiterated the U.S. Bolton a réitéré les États-Unis intention to push ahead with sanctions. But he said the Security Council would not take up the question of possible penalties until after a meeting next week between European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani. Mais il a déclaré que le Conseil de sécurité n'aborderait la question d'éventuelles sanctions qu'après une réunion la semaine prochaine entre le chef de la politique étrangère de l'Union européenne Javier Solana et le négociateur nucléaire iranien Ali Larijani. "There are a range of issues that we've been considering," he added. "I don't think there'll be discussions here until after Javier Solana meets with Mr. Larijani next week in Europe, so we'll see what happens after that meeting, but the United States has been considering this for some time and we've got a lot of thoughts on it." "Je ne pense pas qu'il y aura des discussions ici avant que Javier Solana rencontre M. Larijani la semaine prochaine en Europe, nous verrons donc ce qui se passera après cette réunion, mais les États-Unis envisagent cela depuis un certain temps et nous 'ai beaucoup d'idées là-dessus." The deputy chief of Iran's nuclear agency, Mohammed Saeedi was quoted Thursday as saying the IAEA report had shown that U.S. allegations about Tehran's nuclear program are, in his words, baseless. In a report carried by Iran's official news agency IRNA, Saeedi said the report had shown that what he called "America's propaganda and politically motivated claims" are based on "hallucinations of U.S. Dans un rapport publié par l'agence de presse officielle iranienne IRNA, Saeedi a déclaré que le rapport avait montré que ce qu'il a appelé "la propagande américaine et les affirmations à motivation politique" sont basées sur "des hallucinations de officials". The focus of negotiations on Iran shifts to Europe next week, where U.S. Le centre des négociations sur l'Iran se déplace vers l'Europe la semaine prochaine, où les États-Unis Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns will meet with other diplomats from Security Council nations and Germany on the sanctions issue. They are also expected to confer with E.U. Ils devraient également s'entretenir avec l'UE foreign policy chief Solana before and after his meeting with the Iranian nuclear negotiator Larijani.

French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy Thursday signaled the negotiations may be lengthy. He said that while his country deplores Iran's unsatisfactory response to the Security Council demand for an end to uranium enrichment, he remains convinced that the path of dialogue should remain open.