Reuters: Iran MPs oblige government to review IAEA cooperation

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Iran MPs oblige government to review IAEA cooperation

By Parisa Hafezi
Reuters
Wednesday, December 27, 2006; 3:40 AM

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament passed a bill on Wednesday obliging the government
to review the level of its cooperation with the IAEA nuclear watchdog after the United
Nations approved sanctions on Tehran over its atomic program.

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to impose sanctions on Iran's
trade in sensitive nuclear materials and technology, in an attempt to stop uranium
enrichment work that could produce material to be used in bombs.

"The government is obliged to revise its cooperation level with the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA)," said the bill, which was read out during a parliament session
broadcast live on state radio.

The bill also obliges President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government to "accelerate Iran's
nuclear activities," in defiance of the council's calls on Iran to halt nuclear enrichment
work, which the West fears is a cover to build atomic weapons.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/27/AR2006122700398.html