UN, Iran head for showdown over nuclear inspections

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Source: Associated Press

The chief U.N. nuclear inspector said Monday that Iran has already committed to letting his experts see Iranian military sites and Iranian atomic scientists despite an alleged ban by Tehran, deepening a confrontation over how much openness Iran must accept under any nuclear deal.

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Amano confirmed Monday his agency will not be able to deliver a ruling on the allegations of past weapons work in time for a deal. That means any nuclear agreement will likely keep some sanctions in place until the IAEA submits its findings.

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Specifically, Iran agreed to implement what is known as the IAEA's "Additional Protocol" when it agreed in April to the outlines of the deal now being worked on. More than 100 countries have an Additional Protocol agreement that gives the IAEA greater purview of their nuclear activities.

Among other tools, the protocol gives IAEA experts the right to "ask for short-notice inspections or access to undeclared locations," Amano said.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/eu-no-iran-nuclear-deal-without-un-probe-064812484.html

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Iran is already bound by the additional protocol, and has been violating it.

[shaayecanaan]

1. The author has form

http://mondoweiss.net/2012/11/the-aps-george-jahn-serves-up-israeli-propangada-on-iran-yet-again

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2. Whoever wrote that doesn't know what they're talking about.

From your link:

an “order of magnitude” equals 10^4 or 10,000 times

That's so wrong it's laughable.
Whoever wrote it is seriously clueless.

[shaayecanaan]

4. Its a fairly obvious typo

The person being quoted was talking about four orders of magnitude, which is indeed 10,000. The author of the piece was trying to make the point that not only was the discrepancy that large, but it was in fact larger, being closer to 40,000 times.

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7. It's obviously not a typo.

The blogger makes it absolutely clear he doesn't understand what an order of magnitude is.
You're using a technically illiterate blogger to make an ad hominem attack on an AP journalist.
Which is silly, because nobody expects journalists to be technically literate, they just report what other people say.
And the AP journalist quotes a recognized expert saying the diagram isn't accurate.

[shaayecanaan]

8. It is

It can be corrected with a single word. I'll show you:-

Minor point of clarification: an four “orders of magnitude” equals 10^4 or 10,000 times, but Partovi added that the actual discrepancy on the graph is closer to 40,000 times.

The clarification was required because otherwise, the reader might think that the professor is saying four orders of magnitude is 40,000x, whereas it is actually 10,000x, as the author is attempting to point out.

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11. You had to change two words, which indicates it wasn't a typo.

Thanks for proving my point.

You're also ignoring what Amano said in the OP.

[7962]

3. When in doubt, blame the Jews!!!

Iran has no intention of allowing inspections. Or stopping their program

[shaayecanaan]

5. What a strange and unhinged post

I'm surprised to see it coming from someone who has actually been around here a little while.

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10. Not really strange; anything exposing Iran's true intentions is usually called "Israeli prop".

Its the old fall back. Just as many will cry "You support Nazis!" at any criticism of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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6. I agree they won't stop until they are a nuclear power

I see Israel and Saudi Arabia teaming up to knock Iran's nuclear program out at some point.

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9. 100% correct.