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UN Report May Complicate Denials by Iran
(New York Times) Robert F. Worth - Some analysts said the new UN report on Iranian nuclear ambitions could complicate efforts by Iran to defend its nuclear program as peaceful. The weight of evidence in the new report might even alter the calculus of Russia and China, who have for years been Iran's chief defenders. "China and Russia may be more reluctant now to vouch for Iran's peaceful intentions," said Karim Sadjadpour, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Ultimately, "for those who are cynical about Iranian intentions, any amount of proof is sufficient, and for those who are cynical about U.S. intentions, no amount of proof is enough."