Iran Urges Its Nuclear Case Be Handled by IAEA Rather Than UN Security Council

January 13, 2007 (LPAC)--It was reported today that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told visiting International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei during their meeting, along with President Ahmedinejad, yesterday that Iran's nuclear case should be handled by the IAEA and not by the United Nation Security Council "There is no justification for Iran's case to remain at the UNSC," Khamenei is quoted as saying. Reuters reported that the IAEA today said that Iran had agreed to answer the remaining questions about its secret nuclear work, within a month in high-level meetings in Tehran. Lyndon LaRouche commented that this is consistent with previous reports, that the Iranian leadership has currently put a hold on going too far on agreement with the U.S., striking a balance between getting into a threat situation, on the one hand, and exercising restraint on dealing with the U.S. on the other hand.