"The resolution made clear that Russia and China do not defend the nuclear rights of the Islamic Republic, as they are bargaining with the Western countries, said Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the deputy chairman of Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday.
Falahatpisheh also pointed out that the Russian and Chinese envoys voiced little protest during the informal negotiations of the IAEA's Board of Governors, which was merely intended to increase the price of Sino-Russian bargaining chip in their dealings with the West."(read)
This is the type of clear-eyed analysis that the Islamic Republic needs to depend on. China and Russia are not a defense against Western and Israeli aggression. The only way for Iran to stand strong against the treat of attack is by reforming its society in such a way as to keep it's distinctive qualities while allowing for freedom of expression. It has to carry all sectors of it's society along, and not alienate legitimate voices. Iran, of course, has to continue to develop its military capabilities, including developing a credible, latent, nuclear deterrence. To do this requires a willing, mobilized, and enthusiastic populace.
Falahatpisheh also pointed out that the Russian and Chinese envoys voiced little protest during the informal negotiations of the IAEA's Board of Governors, which was merely intended to increase the price of Sino-Russian bargaining chip in their dealings with the West."(read)
This is the type of clear-eyed analysis that the Islamic Republic needs to depend on. China and Russia are not a defense against Western and Israeli aggression. The only way for Iran to stand strong against the treat of attack is by reforming its society in such a way as to keep it's distinctive qualities while allowing for freedom of expression. It has to carry all sectors of it's society along, and not alienate legitimate voices. Iran, of course, has to continue to develop its military capabilities, including developing a credible, latent, nuclear deterrence. To do this requires a willing, mobilized, and enthusiastic populace.
The majority of the people of Iran are proud of their Persian and Islamic heritage, but that heritage must be a springboard for growth, instead of an excuse for repression, and stagnation.
UPDATE:
Russia: UN report on Iran nuclear program is biased, unprofessionalvia Haaretz,.... "In an address to the IAEA's Board of Governors in Vienna on Saturday, Russia's representative to the UN's nuclear watchdog Grigory Berdennikov said that it was "disappointing that in the context of the absence of convincing evidence there have begun assumptions and suspicions and juggling with information in order to produce an impression of some military component is present in Iran's nuclear program."
"Such an approach can hardly be called professional and impartial,” Berdennikov was quoted as saying by Russian news agency Itar-Tass."(read)
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