Iran Warns of "certain Consequences"

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Iran Warns of "certain Consequences" if It Is Referred to Security Council Over Nuclear Issue

Iran warned Sunday that there will be "certain consequences" if it is referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions over its nuclear activities. New Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki also told a news conference Iran plans to organize tenders for building two more nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic.

Mottaki reiterated Iran's position that it will not stop uranium reprocessing, rejecting a U.S.-backed European threat that Tehran has about a week to freeze the activities or face referral to the Security Council for possible sanctions. "There is no legal or legitimate reason, given Iran's transparent activities and its open cooperation with the IAEA ... that Iran be referred to the U.N. Security Council," Mottaki told reporters.

"If a political decision is made to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, it will be entering a lose-lose game," he added. "It will have its own certain consequences and will affect Iran's decisions. We prefer that such a game is not played."

The United States accuses Iran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to secretly produce nuclear weapons. Iran has rejected the charges, saying its nuclear program is geared toward generating electricity, not a bomb.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBSSKH8HDE.html

[Massacure]

1. Oil Embargo!

Fun Fun Fun!

[bribri16]

2. When are they going to refer the US to the UN for Tal Afar? n/t

[HereSince1628]

3. This will just drive Iran into tighter relationships with China.

China needs their oil and Iran needs various advanced military technologies.

[leveymg]

4. OMG, talk about distractions. Is this the trump card * will pull out?

Preemptive war against Iran?

[Minstrel Boy]

5. They manage one crisis by creating a larger one.

I've thought all along that Katrina actually accelerated their plans for Iran.

[leveymg]

6. If one assumes there's never an end-game, makes complete sense

Randomizing the game at every move -- they've got to be way beyond any real planning scenario by now. They're just playing by the seats of their turd-blossom pants. Usually ends up with an annihilation outcome --think Berlin 1945.

Unfortuately, BushCo is going to kill a lot more people before their last move is played.

[humus]

7. hurricane seasoned

the way things went down in the Delta must make alot of young blacks
think twice before enlisting.
I hope so anyhow

[AndreaCG]

8. Probably

[AndyTiedye]

9. They Are Going to Start Up the DRAFT

They will use Katrina and the obviously-overstretched NG as an excuse.
They'll get Biden and LIEberman to provide bipartisan cover.

[Clovis Sangrail]

10. misleading

This doesn't sound like a warning or a threat to me; it seems pretty clear that the statement "it will have ... consequences" refers to the situation of being refered to the UNSC.


Hype to make people see headlines and think "Iran threatened us"

from tfa:
"If a political decision is made to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, it will be entering a lose-lose game," he added. "It will have its own certain consequences and will affect Iran's decisions. We prefer that such a game is not played."