Iran has again shocked the world by sanctioning...
missile warhead, as well as the testing of high explosives and high-voltage equipment for activation of HE detonators.The IAEA resolution is not a binding document, but its approval is evidence of Iran"s growing political isolation. It was supported by 25 of the 35 countries represented on the Board of Governors. Cuba, Venezuela and Malaysia voted against it, while Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, South Africa and Egypt abstained.
Tehran"s reaction to the resolution was clearly exaggerated for several reasons.
First, Iran thought it could act with impunity because the lead countries do not have a majority on the IAEA Board of Governors. This is why in the past Iran insisted that its nuclear file be returned to the IAEA, thinking that this would protect it from "Western pressure."
Second, Iran has been stealthily working for several years to complement its uranium enrichment facility at Natanz with several other such plants, including the nuclear
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