VIENNA, Aug 5: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will meet on Aug 9 to examine Iran’s threats to resume nuclear fuel cycle work.
“If the Europeans call an extraordinary meeting (of the IAEA board), that will be a violation of all international rules and they should not expect us to maintain the freeze on our activities,” Moussavian said.
The IAEA could refer Iran to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions, but diplomats from the European trio said the purpose of the meeting was to warn off the Iranians from resuming fuel cycle work.
One diplomat added, however, that ‘this might be a meeting where something else happens’, a reference to Iran presenting the IAEA with a fait accompli of having already started uranium conversion.—AFP
