Escalation in the nuclear dispute with Iran

After the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last Friday demanded that Iran halt the construction of a new uranium enrichment plant the Iranian government announced on the weekend plans to build ten more such plants. The left-liberal daily La Repubblica analyses the conflict: "An unbelievable political escalation: This is what the Iranian response to the IAEA's resolution means. The latter had accused Tehran of lacking cooperation on the nuclear issue on Friday. … The nuclear dispute has polarised Iran's political world: Following the IAEA's condemnation 226 out of 290 [Iranian] MPs signed a resolution demanding that the government reduce its cooperation with the IAEA. This hard line approach had the strong backing of parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, among others."

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