Iran may use the Corona Crisis virus to smuggle nuclear weapons
IRAN may use the
coronavirus crisis to its advantage to further its goal of attaining more
nuclear material in the global confusion.
By GERRARD KAONGA
PUBLISHED: 23:10,
Mon, Apr 13, 2020 | UPDATED: 07:10, Tue, Apr 14, 2020
World War 3 fears
have remained high as Iran-US tensions have refused to subside over the years.
Much of this tension has stemmed from Iran's desire to acquire more nuclear
material, an action the US has routinely argued against. Dr Pupak Mohebali an
expert from Iran International, owned by Volant Media, noted Tehran could use
the confusion and restriction of travel on coronavirus to acquire more nuclear
material.
During an
interview with Express.co.uk, she said the official international body that
monitors a country's nuclear material stock would be unable to monitor Iran
during the pandemic.
This may grant
Iran the opportunity to acquire more nuclear material without fear they could
face checks to their nuclear stock.
Dr Mohebali said:
"Now the hot topic of coronavirus in Iran.
"It
definitely has had an impact on Iran's policies, at all levels and not just the
nuclear accords.
Dr Pupak
Moehabali an expert from Iran International, owned by Volant Media noted Tehran
could use the confusion and restriction of travel on coronavirus to acquire
more nuclear material. (Image: N/A)
"Whether
this is good or bad for the West is currently uncertain.
"I would say
this is not a good thing anyway as coronavirus may halt the nuclear
investigations in Iran.
"This is
because of the concerns of further spread of coronavirus.
"If the
world's nuclear watch agency which is the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) can not have its investigators in Iran at the moment it may cause
problems.
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Dr Mohebali said
the official international body that monitors a country's nuclear material
stock would be unable to monitor Iran during the pandemic. (Image: Getty)
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"It won't be
easy for the IAEA to know the scope of Iran's nuclear activities during this
time and ultimately this could cause a lot of issues in the future."
IAEA director
Rafael Grossi has previously demanded that Iran cooperate with the agency and
allow them full access to suspected nuclear sites.
In early March he
argued Iran should cooperate immediately but so far Iran has refused to give
answers on three suspected locations where nuclear material is stored.
IAEA director
Rafael Grossi has previously demanded that Iran cooperate with the agency and
allow them full access to suspected nuclear sites. (Image: Getty)
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Dr Mohebali said:
"Iran is still saying that they do not seek to develop nuclear bombs.
"However,
the problem is the recent IAEA report shows that Iran has nearly tripled its
stockpile of Uranium."
Iran was one of
the hardest-hit countries in the Middle East at the beginning of the
coronavirus pandemic.
At the time of
writing Iran has confirmed 73,303 have had the virus.
Of this figure, there
have been 4,585 deaths
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