Iran escapes once more through the skin of their teeth. The lingering issue of whether to impose international sanctions on Iran for failing to cease their uranium enrichment project, hich the US regards as potentially dangerous for the entire world, drags on for two more months. In a world where diplomacy often fails to come up with the right solutions, Iran has been given more and more time to contemplate on its decision to march on with its nuclear ambitions.
Iran’s nuclear programme is the most controversial issue in the United Nations discussion at the moment. On one side is Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s persistent reassurance that his nuclear ambitions are directed towards developing his nation’s economy and not for any malicious intensions. On the other side is the United States’ firm conviction that Iran is trying to go nuclear to create havoc in the Middle East region. While it would be hard to argue against US President George W Bush’s depiction of the Iranian leader as a dictator and dangerous man, it would also be difficult to deny Iran the scope to lift its economy through nuclear development. After all, most of the developed countries have done the same thing too.
Thus the United Nations’ Security Council is in two minds. And thus the inevitable decision to buy more time. The five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany have unequivocally agreed to defer their decision to impose tougher sanctions on Iran until November this year so as to let its nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), make further investigation into the issue. They have decided to draft any resolution only after they have the full and final report of the UN and the EU.
The move is once again a demonstration of the lingering doubts in the international community’s mind. Iran first declared the desire to proceed with its uranium enrichment project way back in January 2006 and since then the much debatable matter has been dragging on and on. The UN is unable to move to either side of the divide and with the Bush administration getting more and more unpopular, Iran could just gain victory on this ground.
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