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State run media has reported that Iran has said that it will formally inform the UN nuclear watchdog agency on Monday of its nuclear swap agreement with Turkey.
After 18 hour of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Iran, Brazil and Turkey have resulted in the deal on Sunday. As per the deal Iran will hand over nearly half of its estimated supply of low enriched Uranium to Turkey which the Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu called as one of the most diplomatic decisions in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Friday that a letter on the agreement will be given to International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano on Monday
This deal has not been able to change the decision of the United States and its international partners who have drafted a fresh new set of sanctions against Iran.
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has said that the United States has been “working closely” with the group on a resolution to present to the UN Security Council.
As per the draft the Security Council has restated the demand of Tehran suspending enrichment activities and other proliferation sensitive nuclear activities.
The proposal of the draft includes:
• Increase the arms embargo to include eight categories of conventional weapons including tanks, armored combat vehicles and combat aircrafts.
• Nations be allowed to inspect planes heading out of Iran to check for banned materials
• Banning the opening of new Iranian bank branches if found to support nuclear programs
• Travel and freeze on the assets of the individuals dealing with Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
• Prohibition of Iranian investment in foreign commercial activities capable of delivering nuclear weapons
These would be a part of the fourth round of sanctions that are being imposed by the US govt and its allies.
Ali Akbar Javanfekr, an adviser to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, told CNN "Mrs. Clinton can have her opinions, but every day that passes the position of the Islamic Republic gains more support in the world while America is losing its allies because of its illogical position," Javanfekr said.
Iran has denied the claims of the western nations that Iran has military ambitions and has clarified that the country’s nuclear programs are for peaceful purposes only.
"Iran has remained in violation of previous Security Council resolutions. It is in violation of its IAEA obligations, and that is why we are here today, making manifest and real the dual-track approach that we have pursued," U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice said Tuesday.
"The goal of this resolution is twofold," Rice said. "First, to increase the cost to Iran's leadership for their continued defiance of the international community, and second to persuade Iran that it is in its interest to peacefully resolve concerns about its nuclear program. This draft seeks to support, and not replace, our efforts to engage Iran diplomatically."
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