Iran Denounces Impending Sanctions as inspectors Continue โฃWork
TEHRAN, โIran – Iran’s president has condemned anticipatedโข UN sanctions as “unfair,โ unjust and illegal,” as international atomic energy โคinspectors continue monitoringโข the nation’s nuclear facilities. The โคrebuke comes amid heightened tensions and a recent agreement aimed at reviving cooperation between Iran and the UN nuclearโ watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Of all nations without nuclear weapons โprograms, Iran is the only one currently enriching uranium up to 60 per โcent โ- a level nearingโ weapons-grade. โค
Earlier this month,Iran and the IAEA signed an agreement,brokered by Egypt,to restart collaborative efforts,including inspections of Iranian nuclear sites. However, iran has warned it will terminate the agreement and cease all cooperation with the IAEA should UN sanctions be reimposed.
the threat follows a 12-day conflict with โIsrael in June,โ during which both Israeli and American forces targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, raising questions about the status of Tehran’s uranium stockpile.
Despite these concerns, a diplomat โฃcloseโข to the IAEA confirmed on Friday that โคinspectors remain in Iran, currently inspecting a second undamaged site, and will not depart before the expected implementation of sanctions this weekend.
Inspectors previously observed a fuel replacement at the Bushehr Nuclear Power โPlant on August 27 and 28. The Bushehr reactor, located 1,200 km south of Tehran, began operating in โข2011.
European nationsโข have stated that thisโ action alone is insufficient to prevent the sanctions from taking effect on Saturday.
AP
