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Iran Seeks Condemnation of Israeli Nukes - washingtonpost.com

Iran demanded Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council condemn what it said was Israel’s clandestine development of nuclear weapons and “compel” it to place all its nuclear facilities under U.N. inspection.

If Israel refuses to comply, Iran said the council must take “resolute action” under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter which authorizes a range of measures from diplomatic and economic sanctions to military action.

Iran insists its own nuclear program is a purely peaceful effort to develop energy, but the United States and many European nations believe Tehran’s real aim in enriching uranium is to produce nuclear weapons. The Security Council is currently debating a resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend its enrichment program.

According to Noam Chomsky, if you go back over recent (within the past 30-50 odd years) UN Security Council votes, Israel, almost by default, always votes with America. I think what Iran’s trying to do here is challenge Israel’s nuclear program in an effort to seek legitimization of their own. Since Ahmadinejad hates the US and Israel, they’re a good target.

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