The five permanent members of the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) including the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia along with Germany have called on Iran on Thursday to allow unrestricted access to all its nuclear sites, especially at Parchin. The latest development took place a day after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, Yukiya Amano, expressed doubts about Iran’s intention for full nuke inspection. The international nuclear experts suspect that the military base at Parchin contains a testing chamber for atomic weapons.
The latest joint statement made by the six nations is aimed at bringing Iran to the negotiation table over its nuclear program. It is also meant to send out the signal that Iran has lost the support of two of its key allies, Russia and China, after the way it has carried on with producing uranium enrichment in spite of repeated appeals for its immediate suspension.
The statement also mentioned the last two visits of IAEA inspectors to Iran, in January and February this year, when they were denied access to the “relevant sites,” despite Iran’s assurance.
The last negotiation fell through more than a year ago and brought a series of economic sanctions on Iran, thus raising the global oil price. Iran has maintained that its nuclear program is meant for civilian and peaceful purposes and not for building nuclear weapons.
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