Sanctions on Iran
The UN Security Council adopted a Resolution on June 9, 2010 slapping another round of sanctions on Iran for its refusal to surrender its right to develop nuclear fuel for peaceful needs. Iran is a signatory of NPT that allows it to develop nuclear fuel for peaceful purpose but the West, headed by the USA, has been accusing Iran of developing a nuclear bomb. But so far, Iran has succeeded in enriching uranium up to only 5% to enable itself to use it for power generation. Iran is far away from becoming a nuclear power, as uranium is required to be enriched up to 90% to make a nuclear weapon.
This new sanction is an extension of the past ones and is an attempt to squeeze Iran economically and politically in order to compel it to surrender to the evil wishes of the big powers led by the USA. There is no doubt that Iran has been defiant all along and continued with uranium enrichment programme on the ground that it has the equal right like others to pursue this programme. On the other hand, Israel, a non- NPT signatory, is a terrorist state having a nuclear arsenal and getting full support in all respects to continue its crime against the innocent people of Palestine and never honours or obey any resolution of the UN which is again working as the rubber stamp of the big powers.
Probably, the biggest fault of Iran is that it is a Muslim nation. Iraq, having the second highest oil reserve, has been successfully destroyed as its leader Saddam Hossain tried to disobey his foreign master. Afghanistan is going to have the same fate as some enthusiastic young people tried to turn it to an Islamic state. Can anyone say where this game of the lone super power will end?
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