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Iran Urges IAEA to Counter Sanctions

   VOA News 18 August 2010
   Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali
   Asghar Soltanieh briefs the media during the IAEA's board of governors
   meeting at the International Center, in Vienna, 10 Jun 201

Photo: AP

   Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali
   Asghar Soltanieh in Vienna (file photo)

   Iran's  ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency has urged
   the  organization  to  come  to its defense against sanctions from the
   United Nations Security Council.
   Iranian  news  agency  ISNA  quotes  Ali  Asghar  Soltanieh  as saying
   Wednesday  that  the  U.N.  agency  should  know  that  Iran  has been
   cooperating to show its goodwill and transparency.
   Iran  is  under  four  sets of U.N. sanctions for its nuclear program,
   which many in the international community suspect is aimed at creating
   a nuclear weapon.  Tehran denies the charge.
   Another  ISNA  report  also  quotes  the  head of Iran's atomic energy
   agency,   Ali  Akbar  Salehi  as  saying late Tuesday that Iran is to
   announce  "good  news" about its nuclear technology soon.  He did not
   provide any details.
   Iran  is due to start up its first nuclear energy reactor in Saturday,
   using Russian fuel.  Iran says the process will be supervised by IAEA
   observers.

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