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Israel Downplays Reported Iran Nuclear Deal with IAEA, Citing Past Violations

(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid and Jonathan Lis - The announcement that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Yukiya Amano had struck a deal with Iran Tuesday to inspect its nuclear facilities was received in Jerusalem with great suspicion. According to a top Israeli official, the government is very skeptical that Iran would adhere to any deal. "The Iranians are serial agreement violators," said the official. "We know from past experiences how all these agreements between the IAEA and Iran end. Iran continued to establish uranium enrichment facilities in Natanz under the nose of the international community. The IAEA's last report refers to the military intentions of Iran's nuclear program." The official noted that "Amano's talks in Tehran dealt mostly with the issue of inspection over nuclear facilities....This is not enough. The Iranian plan continues and needs to be stopped, which means an end to uranium enrichment."
2012-05-23 00:00:00
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