Concerns about Iran’s nuclear program are increasing, Wednesday (15/02/2012), after Tehran installing new fuel rods at the research reactor at the center of the latest warning from Israel.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on state television during a visit to Tehran research reactor, a civilian facility designed to produce medical isotopes for cancer treatment. At the research reactor fuel rods that were installed.
Not limited to these, there is also a statement claiming that Iran is preparing to introduce a variety of centrifuges capable of enriching uranium that up to four times faster than existing models. That’s the most worrying developments.
If so, it will accelerate the ability of Iran to build a supply of enriched uranium which could then be less, if the regime decides so, further enriched to weapons purposes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, accusing Iran of destabilizing the world. He also claimed that Tehran was behind the explosion that occurred this week in India and Georgia are targeting Israeli diplomats. Netanyahu added, “If the aggression is not stopped, it will eventually spread too many other countries.”
Tehran seemed to reinforce the determination to pursue a nuclear program by a number of hardline clerics as a pillar of the country’s power, protection and prestige. Iran also aims to show that the tightening of sanctions against countries that failed to stop making progress in nuclear technology.
“The era of bullying other nations of the past,” said Ahmadinejad, “the arrogant powers cannot monopolize nuclear technology.”
However, Al-Alam Iranian television said the country’s government has submitted a letter to the foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton EU that tells Iran’s readiness to hold new talks on its nuclear program in a constructive way. Recent talks between the world’s major powers and Iran foundered in January.
The U.S. and Israel have not ruled out military action against Iran if diplomacy and sanctions ultimately judged futile in curbing the country’s nuclear activities. Israel is widely believed to have been responsible for killing at least four Iranian scientists recently.
U.S. and Europe are implementing tougher sanctions against Iran that could cripple state finances, but also can lead to higher oil prices for the U.S. and its allies. Tensions are rising at this time has made the price of oil soared to its highest level in six months, i.e. to a level of 120 dollars per barrel.
U.S. State Department on Wednesday night downplayed the latest announcements about the progress of Iran’s nuclear. The U.S. side said the progress report that Tehran is not very new and not very impressive.
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