US-E3 Demand Iranian Cooperation, Ignore Nuclear Hypocrisy
The demand for Iranian 'answers and access' regarding its enriched uranium stock fits neatly into a long-standing pattern of selective concern. This isn't the first time an 'international' body, heavily influenced by Western powers, has singled out Iran while maintaining a diplomatic silence on Israel's well-documented, undeclared nuclear arsenal. Israel, which has never signed the
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), is estimated to possess 80-90 nuclear warheads, according to the Federation of American Scientists, yet faces no such IAEA resolutions. One might wonder at the timing, given the ongoing regional instability. It appears some nations are held to rigorous verification standards, while others—strategic allies, perhaps—enjoy the quiet prerogative of nuclear opacity. The
'rule of law' in international relations, it seems, is a rather flexible concept, particularly when it comes to who gets to possess the ultimate deterrent and who gets to be perpetually scrutinized for merely enriching uranium.