Iran Nuclear Watch: Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council Agree on Iran
An anti-Iran protester in a mock hangman’s noose demonstrates outside the British Foreign office in Whitehall, London, during a meeting of the United States and its European allies with representatives of Russia and China on Monday, Jan. 16, 2006 in the hopes of resolving their differences over what action to take against Iran for restarting its nuclear program. The question of whether to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, which has the power to impose sanctions, was at the top of the agenda at the closed London meeting of the council’s top powers.
ASSociated Press: Big Security Council Members Agree on Iran
Powerful members of the U.N. Security Council agreed Monday that Iran must fully suspend its nuclear program, Britain’s Foreign Office said following a meeting aimed at forging a common response to Tehran’s decision to resume uranium enrichment activities.
Diplomats also announced plans to call for an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency board of directors on Feb. 2-3 to discuss what action to take against Tehran for removing some U.N. seals from its main uranium enrichment facility in Natanz last week.
The Foreign Office said all five veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council – the U.S., Britain, France, Russia and China – and Germany had shown “serious concern over Iranian moves to restart uranium enrichment activities.”
They agreed on the need for Iran to “return to full suspension,” according to a statement.
Iran will NOT voluntarily return to full suspension. And it is doubtful that either China or Russia would sustain a Security Council veto.
The IAEA meeting in February is for SHOW.
When will Israel and the United States reach the point of NO return? Proabably March.
Americans should prepare for another Iranian oil boycott and/or blockage of Iranian waterways – spelled high gasoline prices.
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