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An official February 22 IAEA statement said "Iran refuse(d) access to suspect nuke site." Saying it contradicts IAEA inspectors who found nothing suspicious about Parchin.
In response, Iran's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said the IAEA came for talks, not inspections.
In fact, no country's nuclear facilities are more closely monitored round the clock than Iran's, and none cooperate more fully. Suggesting otherwise is a spurious canard, yet it's suggested daily.
At the same time, Reuters said, "Iran says would act against enemies if endangered," quoting Iranian General Mohammad Hejazi telling Fars news agency:
"Our strategy now is that if we feel our enemies want to endanger Iran's national interests, and want to decide to do that, we will act without waiting for their actions."
Whether or not the translation's accurate, Washington and Israel both maintain first-strike nuclear options (including against non-nuclear states) against real or manufactured threats. Western reports say virtually nothing, but ratchet up unjustifiable fears about non-belligerent Iran.
On February 22, senior Israeli military and intelligence officials said "(s)ince Wednesday, the rules of the game have changed."
On February 15, AP headlined, "Israeli minister: Iran near 'point of no return,' " saying:
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