Is Iran inviting war to its door?

Iran reopened it Natanz nuclear enrichment facility on Tuesday claiming its for research only.

But the international nuclear watchdog says there are also plans in Tehran for a small-scale enrichment of uranium.

Why should this trigger outcry from the US, Europe and Japan? Its because the uranium enrichment process will allow Iran to produce fuel for nuclear weapons.

Iran's immediate concern now would be calls for it to appear before the UN Security Council where it could face possible sanctions. And what could follow is a threat of a use of force.

And we know at least one president of the western world who is eager to do just that.

The UK government says Iran's move was a "serious situation" and vowed it would be "top of the agenda" at an EU foreign ministers' meeting this week.

However its Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said he was "confident" the crisis would be resolved by peaceful means rather than military action.

And the White House said Iran must step back quickly or the issue would be referred to the UN Security Council with the possibility of sanctions or other kinds of punishment by the international community.

And one would wonder what White House means by "other kinds of punishment".

We shall await further development on this one.


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