Iran Calls Halt To U.N. Inspection Of Nuclear Development

A year ago, the United Nations made its case to Western countries to give them their chance to work with the Iranians on a plan of inspections of Iranian facilities suspected of making nuclear weapons. The West agreed, which of course was a mistake. And now, a year later, the Iranians have simply pulled the plug on the inspections by the U.N. That's it. It's over. Just like that.

And so, the United Nations, the collection of imbeciles and jihadists that they are, has in essence allowed Iran another year of progress in their efforts to create nuclear warheads capable of being mounted on missiles and fired at Israel and Europe. The U.N. will have blood on its hands when that happens.

Here's some of the details from the piece over at Breitbart:

Iran signaled Thursday that it will no longer cooperate with U.N. experts probing for signs of clandestine nuclear weapons work, confirming the investigation is at a dead end a year after it began.
The announcement from Iranian Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh compounded skepticism about denting Tehran's nuclear defiance, just five days after Tehran stonewalled demands from six world powers that it halt activities capable of producing the fissile core of warheads.

On Thursday, Aghazadeh appeared to signal that his country was no longer prepared even to discuss the issue with the IAEA.
Investigating such allegations "is outside the domain of the agency," he said after meeting with ElBaradei. Any further queries on the issue "will be dealt with in another way," he said, without going into detail.

I remember a number of years ago when President Bush stood at the U.N. security council and laid out the list of all of the instances where Saddam Hussein had given the finger to the world and had humiliated the United Nations. This is the same story, except with Persians in the role of joke players instead of Arabs.

So now what? Does the U.N. regroup and claim they have a NEW plan for keeping Iran in check? Will that give the Iranians another year to finish their dirty work? Will the Europeans suggest another round of "carrots" to wave in front of Iran? Will Condi Rice agree again to send one of her stooges to sit down with the evil ones? Does George W. Bush have to go in front of the United Nations AGAIN and point out to them what fools they are?

Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear arms probe

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran signaled Thursday that it will no longer cooperate with U.N. experts probing for signs of clandestine nuclear weapons work, confirming the investigation is at a dead end a year after it began.
The announcement from Iranian Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh compounded skepticism about denting Tehran's nuclear defiance, just five days after Tehran stonewalled demands from six world powers that it halt activities capable of producing the fissile core of warheads.
Besides demanding a suspension of uranium enrichment—a process that can create both fuel for nuclear reactors and payloads for atomic bombs—the six powers have been pressing Tehran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency's probe.
Iran, which is obligated as a signer of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty not to develop nuclear arms, raised suspicions about its intentions when it admitted in 2002 that it had run a secret atomic weapons program for nearly two decades in violation of its commitment.
The Tehran regime insists it halted such work and is now only trying to produce fuel for nuclear reactors to generate electricity. It agreed on a "work plan" with the Vienna-based IAEA a year ago for U.N. inspectors to look into allegations Iran is still doing weapons work.
At the time, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei hailed it as "a significant step forward" that would fill in the missing pieces of Tehran's nuclear jigsaw puzzle—if honored by Iran. He brushed aside suggestions Iran was using the deal as a smoke screen to deflect attention from its continued defiance of a U.N. Security Council demand for a halt to uranium enrichment.
The investigation ran into trouble just months after being launched. Deadline after deadline was extended because of Iranian foot-dragging. The probe, originally meant to be completed late last year, spilled into the first months of 2008, and beyond.
Iran remains defiant. It dismisses as fabricated the evidence supplied by the U.S. and other members of the IAEA's governing board purportedly backing allegations that Iranians continue to work on nuclear weapons.
Officials say that among the evidence given to the IAEA are what seem to be Iranian draft plans to refit missiles with nuclear warheads; explosives tests that could be used to develop a nuclear detonator; and a drawing showing how to mold uranium metal into the shape of warheads. There are also questions about links between Iran's military and civilian nuclear facilities.
On Thursday, Aghazadeh appeared to signal that his country was no longer prepared even to discuss the issue with the IAEA.
Investigating such allegations "is outside the domain of the agency," he said after meeting with ElBaradei. Any further queries on the issue "will be dealt with in another way," he said, without going into detail.
Britain, one of those suspicious of Iran's nuclear activities, was critical.
"We are concerned by reports that Iran is refusing to cooperate with the IAEA on allegations over nuclear weapons," the British Foreign Office said in a statement. "The IAEA has raised serious concerns over Iran's activities with a possible military dimension. If Iran is serious about restoring international confidence in its intentions, it must address these issues."