A senior U.S. envoy dismissed increased Iranian willingness to answer questions about its nuclear development plans. "Iran is clearly trying to take the attention from its continued development of bomb-making capabilities, and I don't think the Security Council will be distracted," said Gregory L. Schulte, the chief U.S. delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency. "We are continuing to move forward with other members of the Security Council on a third resolution."
Schulte was responding to reports that Iran and the Vienna-based IAEA - the U.N. nuclear watchdog - had reached an agreement on a timetable to respond to lingering questions over Tehran's nuclear works.
American officials have previously told The Associated Press that Washington views recent signs of increased openness by Tehran as a "charm offensive" meant only to divide Security Council members and prevent them from agreeing on new sanctions, and Schulte's comments reinforced that view.
"If Iran's leaders truly want the world's trust, they would ... start to cooperate fully and unconditionally and suspend activities of international concerns," said Schulte.
