The sum of all fears is that Iran will play off the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the permanent members of the UN Security Council until it achieves not only full functionality in nuclear energy but atomic weapons as well. The fear continues with Iran overshadowing the rest of the Middle East, proliferating deadly technologies to other belligerent states and terrorist organizations, and intimidating the world. The possibility of such events occurring should not be underestimated, especially as Iran has concentrated lately in enhancing its ballistic missile delivery capabilities.
During most of Mohamed ElBaradei’s 12-year tenure as its director general, the IAEA was perceived as averse to effectively reigning in Iran’s presumed quest for nuclear weapons. Then, in his waning days at the IAEA, last month, ElBaradei declared negotiations with Iran had “effectively reached a dead end.” Swiftly thereafter, the IAEA’s board of governors representing 35 nations approved a resolution repeatedly expressing “serious concern” over Iran’s intransigence in resolving outstanding nuclear-related issues.
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