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...south, the exile militia groups brought with them forbidding religious strictures. "These guys with beards and Kalashnikovs showed up saying they'd come to protect the campus," says a student leader at a Basra university. "The problem is, they never left." Militants frequently "investigate" youths accused of un-Islamic behavior, such as couples holding hands or girls wearing makeup. "They're watching us, and they're the ones who control the streets, while the police, who are with them, stand by," says a student leader who did not wish to be identified. "From the beginning, the Islamic parties filled...
This week's emergency meeting in Vienna of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog, comes as Iran has moved to resume uranium enrichment activity, ending its agreement with three European countries to desist from such activity. The IAEA meeting has been billed as a step towards UN sanctions against Iran...
...week. They are divided over the wording of the resolution, particularly over any threats to enforce it, although everyone seems agreed on the need to warn Iran against continuing on its present path. If Iran keeps on converting yellowcake uranium to gas, the matter may be referred to the UN Security Council, which has the authority to order Iran to suspend its enrichment activities and impose sanctions. That decision won't come for several weeks though...
...wants to raise pressure on Tehran by referring the matter to the UN Security Council for action, but the EU and others are reluctant to agree because they fear this will accomplish little, and could scuttle any attempts at a peaceful solution. In addition, countries such as Malaysia, Argentina and Brazil that have their own peaceful uranium enrichment programs do not want to put those programs at risk by sanctioning Iran for activities permitted under the NPT. That could make it difficult for the 35 members of the IAEA to achieve the consensus necessary to refer Iran to the Security...
...clear that the Security Council would take action. China and Russia, which have extensive economic interests in Iran, could veto sanctions. And some diplomats fear that trying to force Iran's hand would backfire by prompting Tehran to withdraw from the system of UN inspections and other NPT obligations as did North Korea two years ago. Right now, Iran may be playing hardball, but unlike North Korea it is still playing the game...