A recent article says the “international nuclear mafia” has engineered the sanctions against Iran because of Tehran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s attempt to break their monopoly over the atomic industry by seeking \u00c5\u201cenergy and technological independence.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
In an article published on the Global Research website, Patrick Henningsen, founder of the 21st Century Wire news website and an associate editor of infowars.com, added that the international atomic mafia determines \u00c5\u201cAnglo-Franco-American foreign policy regarding anything to do with the nuclear industry.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Henningsen compared the nuclear industry to an international mafia that has three main players \u00c5\u201cwho divide the trade amongst themselves exclusively.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cProduction material is handled by France. Production systems are handled by the United States. Reprocessing is done by the British. There are some minor exceptions to these, but overall, that\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s how it has worked over the years.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The United States, the Israeli regime and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. <\/p>\n
The US and the European Union have imposed a series of illegal unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic over these false allegations in order to obstruct the progress of Tehran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s nuclear energy program.\n<\/p>\n
However, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said on Monday that the sanctions have not had \u00c5\u201cany impact\u201d on Iran’s nuclear energy program, which, he added, is making \u00c5\u201csteady progress.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Henningsen added that the UK, France and the US wield great influence over the UN and the IAEA, manipulating these agencies in order to \u00c5\u201cframe the conversation only in terms of the threat of nuclear weapons in the future, and completely divorced from the real economic battles taking place.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Iran has repeatedly criticized the IAEA for mishandling and politicizing the issue over the country\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s nuclear energy program as well as the organization\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s partiality and double standards.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cIn addition, the UN has a built-in blind spot for Israel who is somehow exempt from any jurisdiction regarding nuclear weapons,\u201d Henningsen said.\n<\/p>\n
The Israeli regime is widely believed to be the only possessor of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. The regime reportedly maintains between 200 and 400 atomic warheads, but under its policy of so-called nuclear ambiguity, it has never denied nor confirmed its possession of the weapons of mass destruction.\n<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Israeli regime has never allowed any international inspection of its nuclear facilities and has refused to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It has also refused to join the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which limits members to civilian uses of the nuclear technology.\n<\/p>\n
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