25.03.2012, 15:27
Zitat:Soltaniyeh Downplays Effects of Sanctions on Iran's Progress in N. Technology
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Residing Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asqar Soltaniyeh stressed that western sanctions against Iran have left no negative impact on the country's progress in the field of nuclear technology, thanks to the arduous and precious efforts made by Iranian experts.
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These embargoes do not target Iran's centrifuges, "however, they affect the lives of the Iranian people," Soltaniyeh said.
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Aus einem Interview von Al-Jazeera mit Hans Blix, dem ehemaligen Chef der IAEO:
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A former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency has challenged a report delivered by the IAEA in November on Iran’s nuclear activities, pinpointing that the agency receives unverified intelligence, mostly from the US and Israel. In an exclusive interview with Qatar-based news network, Al Jazeera, on Saturday, Hans Blix stated that the IAEA received information from a variety of sources, mostly from the United States and Israel.
“My view is that they must assess it very carefully and critically because otherwise they can be pulled by their noose,” he asserted.
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The UN nuclear agency’s current Director General Yukiya Amano issued a report on November 8, accusing Iran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program. Iran dismissed the report as “unbalanced, unprofessional, and prepared with political motivation and under political pressure mostly by the United States.”
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Regarding the Western hype over Iran’s Parchin military site, Blix said, “They (the inspectors) have been there several times,” adding, “Parchin is a military site with thousands of buildings. Any country would be reluctant to let international inspectors go anywhere near their military sites.”
“In a way the Iranians have been more open [about their nuclear activities] than most other countries would be,” he added.
Blix also questioned the Israeli warnings of Iran’s bid to build a nuclear bomb, saying according to Tel Aviv, Tehran should have had a nuclear bomb a long time ago. “If you ask the Israelis, it (the Iranian nuclear bomb) is just around the corner all the time, but they have said that for years, so I think one ought to be a bit cautious about it,” he said.
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