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Iran’s Nuclear Saber Rattling Raises More Alarm at UN Watchdog
The United Nations’ atomic watchdog expects to meet senior Iranian officials next month to discuss growing concern the Persian Gulf nation could build a nuclear weapon in response to escalating tension with Israel. International Atomic Energy Agency monitors were disturbed by comments made on April 18 by a top Iranian general that the Islamic Republic could revise its nuclear doctrine if Israel targets its atomic facilities. The remarks were widely taken as a warning that Iran could switch to building a warhead, having long said its atomic capability is only for civil purposes. “Statements by a very high defense ... (full story)