Every day, we witness both electronic and print media launching fierce attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran on the issue of uranium enrichment at the Bushehr nuclear plant.
In fact, Iran is left to fend off relentless attacks pretty much from all quarters. The fact is that the attackers have nothing to arm themselves with but just a slew of baseless accusations and assumptions.
Iran is asked to stop uranium enrichment unconditionally, with immediate effect, and start cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), or else, it is told, sanctions would follow. That’s not all; threats of air raid or even war are in the air.
Iran has always said that its uranium enrichment project is for scientific and other peaceful purposes like the production of energy.
Top Iranian officials have come out with unequivocal statements to the effect that there is absolutely no attempt to produce nuclear weapons. And this was confirmed by our reporter who recently visited the Bushehr reactor. But it is entirely another matter that the West is bent on creating bad blood between Iran and the international community. No wonder it casts doubts on the factual statements issued by the Iranian authorities regarding the nuclear project. In reality, however, the Western charges are groundless to the hilt.
Now let us assume that Iran does attempt to produce nuke weapons. As an independent country, it’s after all, within its right to take a conscientious decision in accordance with its needs and ambitions just like any other nuclear state. There exists no international law banning the possession of nuclear weapons, and if there is one, it is only fair that it be applied to all countries without any discrimination. Such laws, if applied to all nations, should result in the dismantling of not only the Iranian reactor but also all other nuclear reactors in the world.