Red Lines In the Iranian Sand........a looming crisis.

[Dover]

Red lines in the Iranian sand
By Praful Bidwai

NEW DELHI - Now that Iran has broken the seals it put two-and-a-half years ago on an atomic research facility at Natanz, 250 kilometers south of Tehran, it has passed a "red line" that makes a tough response almost inevitable.

British, French and German foreign ministers (the European Union 3 - EU-3) were due to meet in Berlin on Thursday to call for an emergency session this month of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, which would then discuss a referral of the dispute to the Security Council.

European officials warned that Tehran would have to reinstate the
seals and refrain from all the activities it announced this week if it wanted to avoid a UN referral. Tehran has given no indication that it will back down.

Mohamed ElBaradei, the IAEA's head, said by resuming nuclear fuel research in defiance of previous agreements, "Tehran had crossed a red line ... We are at a stage where what is happening this week could turn into a major crisis." cont'd

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HA13Ak02.html

[pretzel4gore]

1. oh for god's sake....

what a buncha bullshit...
thank GOD for global warming!

[sarcasmo]

2. Kick and Nom for the start of WWIII.