International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei’s report on Iran’s nuclear program, which the UN Security Council requested on March 29, has once again hung Iran’s nuclear dossier in the balance between the IAEA and Security Council.

Although the report cited Iran’s nuclear breakthrough in producing nuclear fuel, the lack of evidence of diversion in Iran’s nuclear program, and the need for more cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, it actually also gave the green light to a U.S. plot to wipe out Iran’s national achievements through an apparently legitimate channel by declaring Iran’s failure to meet the demands of the Security Council statement.

At this critical and fateful point in time, we should carefully analyze the Great Satan’s scenario without making any hasty decisions and make use of diplomatic channels by reviewing the process of Iran’s nuclear dossier and considering the influential role of the countries involved. U.S. Scenario

Undoubtedly, the U.S. strategy is a copy of the failed European Union strategy, but this time at the Security Council instead of the IAEA Board of Governors.

The EU sought to turn the suspension of Iran’s nuclear activities into a complete cessation of the activities with the least effort over the past two and a half years. Now the United States, which sees even Russia and China as more convergent with its policies than before, is seeking to cruelly force Iran to completely halt its nuclear program by invoking Chapter 7 of the UN Charter in an apparently legitimate way.

This plot was prepared by linking Iran’s nuclear program with international peace and security in the September 24, 2005 and February 4, 2006 IAEA Board resolutions and was accentuated in ElBaradei’s report on Friday. The followings should be noted about the U.S. scenario:

(1) Despite the media reports about the differences among the 5+1 Group members, it seems that they are currently in consensus about the suspension of Iran’s nuclear activities.

(2) They will probably set a shorter deadline to require Iran to suspend its nuclear program.

(3) If Iran does not comply with their demands, they will issue a resolution calling for an immediate and unlimited suspension.

(4) Then they will open the doors of political and then economic sanctions by invoking Chapter 7 of the UN Charter.

Iran’s concerns

(1) Through the March 29 UN Security Council statement, the West was trying to force Iran into suspension before it succeeded to launch 164 centrifuges, which is required to enrich uranium, as this step would enable the country to produce industrial levels of nuclear fuel in the future.

Therefore, the situation has now changed and both sides have become stronger. Iran’s success in developing the complete nuclear fuel cycle and its refusal to yield to the unilateral plans of other countries has increased the possibility of a Security Council consensus to suspend the country’s nuclear activities.

(2) Iran’s nuclear dossier is still at the stage of being reported to the UN, but if the Security Council issues a resolution on the issue, the dossier will enter a new phase, which is referral to the UN. This means that the IAEA Board of Governors will lose its central role in dealing with the issue and the nuclear dossier will face a heavier legal burden.

(3) Iran should not and cannot rely on any government or country but its own innovation and “subtle diplomacy”. Iran cannot forget how Russia voted in favor of the IAEA resolution on February 4, whereas it abstained in the vote on the previous resolution on September 24. It also cannot forget how some member countries of the IAEA Board changed their views on Iran after a phone call from Washington or the alteration of a few words in the text of the resolutions.

(4) The February 4 IAEA resolution’s reference to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear dossier as an issue related to global peace and security indicated to Iran that the agency has become a tool to facilitate U.S. efforts to restrain Iran’s defensive capabilities. Therefore, taking all this into consideration, Iran will make the necessary decision in accordance with the rights of the nation.

Conclusion

(1) Iran should continue its cooperation with the IAEA within the framework of international law. It should not renounce its right, and it should strengthen national unity under the guidance of the Supreme Leader and carry on with negotiations vigilantly.

(2) The nation rightfully expects the country’s officials to prove that Iran’s diplomatic skills can lead to nuclear success, just as the technological capability of its nuclear scientists amazed the world. The Iranian people, like all the officials, know that safeguarding this great achievement is now far more important than the efforts to attain it.

(3) Whereas officials are tasked with safeguarding Iran’s nuclear achievements with vigilance, it is also incumbent upon others to control their remarks and behavior, to pay heed to the decisions that are made based on collective wisdom, and to avoid hasty approaches.

(4) Iran’s nuclear success could not have been achieved without national confidence in the leadership’s ability to realize national interests through proper use of timing and opportunities. Iran will undoubtedly use its innovation and diplomatic capabilities at the appropriate time to protect and realize its national interests, despite the enemy’s conspiracies.

Yes, now it’s time for us to act.