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No IAEA Board of Governors Iran Work Plan Endorsement

IN THIS ISSUE: No BOG Iran work plan endorsement, the Iranian nuclear challenge and the GCC, US says Syria stonewalls UN nuclear probe, Akash missile's air force version test-fired, Yury Dolgoruky to complete sea trial on Thursday, House panel clears bill to adopt nuclear security pacts.

Published on June 7, 2012
 

No Board of Governors Iran Work Plan Endorsement

Mark Hibbs | Arms Control Wonk

GCC

As Iran made a statement to the IAEA's Board of Governors on Wednesday, delegates were treated to a broadside by Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh suggesting that Iran isn't about to come to Moscow in a mood to cooperate.

With a little less than two weeks to go before Moscow, a lot of people in the boardroom interpreted this outburst as a signal that Iran on June 18 will not compromise. Is that really true?

If the six powers during the next two weeks offer something more to Iran than spare parts for Boeing aircraft and additional Russian nuclear power cooperation, maybe there will be movement. But since we don't really know what Iran is being offered by the six powers, we can't say.  Full Article

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