Iran wants 'atomic criminal' US suspended from IAEA

• Source: Global Times
• [01:05 April 19 2010]
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But Mohammad Mehdi Akhondzadeh, Iranian deputy minister of foreign affairs for legal and international affairs, told the Global Times that Tehran has no intention "to clone or to echo the Washington summit," and Iran would like the meeting to be a first step toward nuclear disarmament.

"We should not deny either the summit in Washington or in Tehran on nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. As long as it is conducive to global nuclear safety, it should be encouraged," said Jonathan Granoff, president of the Global Security Institute.

Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that the White House does not have an effective policy for dealing with Iran's alleged nuclear weapons push, The New York Times reported late Saturday.

According to the report, the document sparked efforts in the Pentagon, the White House and the intelligence agencies to develop new options for the US president, including secret military operations against Iran if international sanctions fail to force the country to change its approach.