Iran's nukes

(Buenos Aires) La Nacion

Iran just announced it will resume production of parts needed to assemble P-2 centrifuges used to make enriched uranium. This regrettable declaration has inspired distrust among European diplomats, who succeeded last year in having Iran suspend its work in this field, as part of an agreement governing Iran's controversial nuclear program.

Iran had decided to suspend its program and arrange close cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the worldwide organization that is charged with controlling this field. In reality, Iranian authorities, far from collaborating with the IAEA, suspiciously attempted to confuse its investigators. ... Iran continues to state that its plan is to cooperate with the IAEA. But the United States and other governments believe that, given certain characteristics of the nuclear program, that they cannot be sure the plan doesn't have some unstated final goal of turning Iran into a new nuclear power.

This is all very worrisome, and shows Iran's low international credibility. ...

Iran sustains that it has nothing to hide. Still, Iran's recent announcements have failed to dispel the growing suspicions of the international community.