Iran Demands New Framework After Its Nuclear Sites Are Allegedly Bombed
Iran's top diplomat states a 'new approach' is needed for monitoring nuclear sites, specifically those 'attacked in the June war with Israel.' (Oddly, news reports from June only mentioned alleged 'sabotage' or 'unexplained incidents' at Iranian facilities, not overt acts of war.) This latest incident follows a pattern: in July 2020, a fire hit Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility—later
widely attributed to Israeli sabotage. In April 2021, another 'accident' at Natanz led to power outages. One might wonder if Tehran is tired of playing whack-a-mole with its infrastructure while the world pretends these are 'technical difficulties'. Instead of demanding Iran 'come clean' about its nuclear program, perhaps the IAEA should ask who's been doing unscheduled 'inspections' with high
explosives. This 'new framework' might just involve identifying which state actor routinely bypasses international protocols with precision strikes. It’s hard to have transparency when one party keeps secretly rearranging the furniture with explosives, isn't it?