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Iran’s envoy to UN nuclear watchdog replaced

In Rouhani’s latest personnel change, Western-educated nuclear physicist Soltanieh removed from IAEA post

ENNA – Iran’s envoy to the UN’s nuclear agency says he is to be replaced as of Sept. 1

AP – August 21, 2013

Ali Asghar Soltanieh told The Associated Press Wednesday that no replacement has been announced.

The decision to relieve Soltanieh as chief Iranian representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency is the latest in a series of personnel changes by President Hasan Rouhani since he was sworn in earlier this month.

It comes less than a week after Rouhani named former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi as head of Iran’s atomic energy organization. Salehi is considered more pragmatic than his predecessor.

Since becoming chief delegate eight years ago, Soltanieh has played a leading role in arguing that Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful and denying allegations that Tehran is interested in possessing atomic arms.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-envoy-to-un-nuclear-watchdog-replaced/

August 21, 2013 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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  1. I’m all for dialogue, but dialogue should be predicated on clear understandings of what the end game should be. In the case of Iran, that end game should be the abandonment of nuclear weapons. If Iran wants nuclear power for peaceful uses, it has to submit to inspection and buy fuel rods and not enrich its own. Iran also needs to clean up its human rights record and halt the barbaric practice of public hangings, as well as reopen dissident news media and release political and religious prisoners. Iran also needs to halt its foreign adventures in supporting terror groups and smuggling arms in places like Syria. Dialogue is great, but it means to be meaningful, otherwise it’s like North Korea; a delaying tactic or bargaining chip. Iran has too long a history of saying one thing and doing another and Rouhani is as practiced at it as anyone. Only regime change is going to really change Iran while the mullahs and Khamenei hang onto control for dear life.

    changeirannow's avatar Comment by changeirannow | August 22, 2013 | Reply

    • i agree that these countries enjoy their delay tactics.. my favourite country for that would be Isreal, who i believe have won an award for hiding nukes.. not sure though,, could be a conspiracy theory.. my head hurts.. should we just nuke ALL the countries that have AND those countries that want nuke bombs.. there is a growing list that the IAEA is responsible for.. and they have ignored Isreal entirely.. hmmm??

      arclight2011part2's avatar Comment by arclight2011part2 | August 22, 2013 | Reply


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