Foreign Correspondence

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Russia’s secret moves against Iran at IAEA revealed

This is strange, yet it's from Iran, so....

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VIENNA (MNA) -- A diplomat from a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) country on Monday disclosed Russia’s secret moves against Iran during the current meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna.

The diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Mehr News Agency that while intense negotiations are continuing between the Iranian diplomatic delegation, the IAEA, and the European Union with the aim of reaching a deal on the modalities of Iran’s 20 research centrifuges, Russian officials have been in constant contact with IAEA officials, telling them that Iran’s nuclear activities for research and development should be within the scope of Iran’s suspension of certain nuclear activities.

He said that the diplomats in Vienna were surprised by these moves, since Russia claims to be a friend of Iran and is Iran’s nuclear partner.

However, unlike Russia, China threw its support behind the Paris Pact and played a positive role by supporting the position of NAM with the aim of reaching a conclusion, the diplomat said.

He stated that Russia encouraged U.S. and European diplomats to take action against the Islamic Republic while Iran was fiercely protesting a clause of the resolution about its nuclear program.

The diplomat also said that Russian diplomats attending the IAEA Board session had informed the U.S. delegation that they are opposed to the idea of allowing Iran to gain access to the complete nuclear fuel cycle.


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