Iran, Nukes, Diplomacy and other options (catch all thread 2007-2010)

[Sean Osborne]

I objected to Sean's use of ... an editorial by Amir Taheri.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Amir Taheri's analysis of Iran, the IAEA or the NIE.

From the above link:

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can also spin the new NIE in favour of its own exercise in diplomatic chiaroscuro. It (the IAEA) has demonstrated that Iran has had a hidden and illegal nuclear programme at some point but refuses to commit itself on whether or not this is still the case.

Bingo. Dead-on correct based upon all available OSINT.

Yes. It's from Khan.

This is not from Khan and it says nothing about whether or not Iran has used the Khan proliferated P2 designs to build Iranian centrifuges.