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Can we trust Iran? The Beeb? The UN?

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I'm not going to state that the Iran crisis over nuclear facilities is escalating, but diplomacy is reaching a stalemate and that's never a good sign in a crisis. A quick update from the Beeb:

Although Iran justifies fuel enrichment by saying this is allowed under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and that the IAEA would monitor all activities, the IAEA says Iran has already broken the rules by hiding an enrichment programme over a period of 18 years.

That is the reason why it could be reported to the Security Council.

Why bother? Because uranium enrichment can be used to create nuclear weapons and let's face it, Iran hasn't been on the best of terms with every nation in the world or even region. Nor will they improve under the newly "elected" hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As predicted by the US, talks with the EU3 have failed. So what happens when Iran goes on with its nuclear programme?

If so, it could face UN sanctions in due course and one day even a military attack on its facilities by Israel or the United States.

Ah, good old BBC bias. Aren't we describing a situation where the UN agrees Iran is in violation of international agreements and a possible threat? If we are, why single out Israel and the US? Has it become that unlikely other UN members would actually enforce the body's decisions?

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