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Nuclear Iran?
Recent
Developments
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and Iran
Daily Opinion Service for daily news and commentary.
20 June 2009: According
to Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki, Iran is preparing
a set of new proposals in order to restart talks on the country's
nuclear program with the United States and Europe. The European
Union announced they were attempting to set up new talks,
which would be the first since US President Barack Obama took
office in January. Mr. Mottaki said of the development, “We
do believe that this new proposed package would be a very
good base for mutual cooperation on the international level.”
Mr. Mottaki’s statement echoes those made by Iranian
President Ahmadinejad in April in which he said, “conditions
had changed” and indicated that the current international
atmosphere was more conducive to the talks. In a statement
made Wednesday, the Iranian government said it would welcome
“constructive” discussion with other world powers,
but would continue its uranium enrichment activities.
15 June 2009: During the opening of the
Board of Governors meeting, IAEA Director General Mohamed
ElBaradei reported
on the Iranian situation:
You have before you my report on Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions
of Security Council Resolutions in the Islamic Republic
of Iran.
The Agency has been able to continue to verify the non-diversion
of declared nuclear material in Iran. Regrettably, however,
Iran has not implemented any of the measures called for
by the Security Council and by the Agency´s Board
of Governors. And there has been no movement by Iran on
outstanding issues which need to be clarified to exclude
the possibility of military dimensions to Iran´s nuclear
programme. As I mentioned before, without implementation
by Iran of the additional protocol and the required safeguards
measures, as well as the clarification of outstanding issues,
the Agency will not be able to provide assurances about
the absence of undeclared nuclear activities in Iran.
I am encouraged, nonetheless, by the new initiative of
the United States to engage the Islamic Republic of Iran
in direct dialogue, without preconditions and on the basis
of mutual respect. This gives reason for hope that a genuine
dialogue may lead to a comprehensive settlement of many
security, political and economic issues spanning over 50
years. A key element of such a settlement should be arrangements
for Iran to exercise its right to use nuclear energy for
peaceful purposes, while providing the necessary assurance
to the international community about the exclusively peaceful
nature of its nuclear activities. I hope that Iran will
respond to the US initiative with an equal gesture of goodwill
and trust-building. This could include implementing again
the Agency´s design information requirements and applying
the provisions of the additional protocol. It is my hope
that the dialogue will begin as soon as possible, perhaps
with a "freeze-for-freeze" as a prelude.
10 June 2009: According
to the head of Russia’s state-owned nuclear contractor,
Atomstroiexport, the opening of Iran’s Bushehr power
plant is being delayed due to financial problems. Atomstoiexport
was contracted by the Tehran to help build Iran’s first
nuclear power plant, which was slated to begin working this
summer, however Russian banks are refusing to work with Iran
and is causing its completion to be delayed. “The problems
with financing exist because not all Russian banks are ready
to work with Iran, and we have to find alternative options,”
said Atomstroiexport head, Dan Belenky. Mr. Belenky could
not say when Bushehr would open.
5 June 2009: The International Atomic
Energy Agency released its latest
Director General's report on Iran.
For developments from November 2005–April
2009, please see our Archived
News.
Government
and UN Documents
IAEA Board Members
IAEA Director General's Report: Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of
Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803
(2008) and 1835 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran,
GOV/2009/35, 5 June 2009.
IAEA Director General's Report: Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of
Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803
(2008) and 1835 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran,
GOV/200859, 19 November 2008.
Security
Council Resolution 1835 (2008), 27 September 2008
IAEA Director General's Report: Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of
Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), and
1803 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, GOV/2008/38,
15 September 2008.
IAEA Director General's Report:
Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant
provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747
(2007), and 1803 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran,
GOV/2008/15, 26 May 2008.
Security Council Resolution
1803, 3 March 2008
IAEA Director General's Report: Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of
Security
Council resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) in the Islamic
Republic of Iran, GOV/2008/4, 22 February 2008.
US
National Intelligence Estimate, released 3 December 2007.
IAEA Director General's Report: Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of
Security
Council resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) in the Islamic
Republic of Iran, GOV/2007/58, 15 November 2007.
IAEA
Director General's Report: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards
Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran, GOV/2007/48,
30 August 2007.
IAEA
Director General's Report: Implemenation of the NPT Safeguards
Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolutions
in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 23 May 2007.
Security
Council Resolution 1747,
24 March 2007.
Joint
Statement on UN Security Council Resolution 1747 by the
P5+1, 24 March 2007.
Remarks
by Ambassador Alejandro D. Wolff, the Permanent US Representative
to the United Nations on Iran at The United Nations, New York,
20 March 2007.
Report
on Iran Safeguards Sent to IAEA Board, Security Council,
22 February 2007
Security
Council Resolution 1737, 23 December 2006.
Explanation
of Vote by Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, Acting US Permanent
Representative, on Iran and the adoption of UNSC resolution
1737, 23 December 2006.
Explanation
of Vote by Hon. Alexander Downer, MP, Australian Minister
of Foreign Affairs, on the adoption of UNSC resolution 1737,
23 December 2006.
Security Council Resolution
1696, 31 July 2006.
European Union draft
resolution on Iran, 20 July 2006.
Ahmadinejad's letter
to Bush (also see LCNP's comments
on the letter)
British/French draft
resolution on Iran, 3 May 2006. (Also see LCNP's comments
on this draft)
Security Council Presidential
Statement on Iran, 29 March 2006.
IAEA Report
on Iran by the Director General, 27 February 2006.
IAEA Adopted
Resolution, GOV/2006/14, 4 February 2006.
Mohamed ElBaradei, Nobel
Lecture (Oslo: Nobel Foundation, 10 December 2005)
Mohamed ElBaradei, "Reflections
on Nuclear Challenges Today," Statement of the Director
General (London: International Institute for Strategic Studies,
Alistair Buchan Lecture, 6 December 2005)
"UN
atomic watchdog calls on Iran to show its nuclear activities
are peaceful," UN Press Release, 25 November 2005.
IAEA
Director General's Statement, 24 November 2005
Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of
Iran, IAEA Board Report, 18 November 2005.
"Iran
Nuclear Issue Requires International Cooperation, Says US,"
Washington File Press Briefing (Washington, DC: Bureau of
International Information Programs, US Department of State,
18 November 2005)
Communication
from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran
to the IAEA, 17 November 2005.
Henry Sokolski and Patrick Clawson (eds.), Getting
Ready for a Nuclear-Ready Iran (Carlisle, PA: Strategic
Studies Institute, October 2005)
Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of
Iran, Resolution, 24 September 2005.
Communication
from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran
to the IAEA, Iranian Nuclear Policy & Activities,
12 September 2005.
Implementation
of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of
Iran, IAEA Board Report by the Director General, 2 September
2005.
Working
paper submitted by Iran to Main Committee I, 2005 NPT
Review Conference, 19 May 2005.
“Peaceful
uses of nuclear technology,” Working paper submitted
to Main Committee III, 2005 NPT Review Conference, 17 May
2005.
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, "Nuclear
Proliferation and the Potential Threat of Nuclear Terrorism,"
8 November 2004.
For a complete list of reports and documents pertaining to
the IAEA and Iran, please see In
Focus: IAEA and Iran.
Background documents:
1974: Iran
Safeguards Agreement (formally titled Agreement between
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application
of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation
of Nuclear Weapons)
1968: Non-Proliferation
Treaty (NPT) (also available in pdf)
Websites:
Atomic
Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)
International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Iranian Presidency (in Arabic
and English)
Iran
Nuclear Research Center (NRC)
Permanent
Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations
777 UN Plaza - 6th Floor - New York, NY - 10017 - Ph: 212.682.1265 - Fax: 212.286.8211 - info@reachingcriticalwill.org
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