Do they face military action like other “axis of evil” country Iraq?
A. It is possible but at present, highly unlikely. Many Security Council members have already voiced support for the recent moves by Iran to improve its transparency and co-operate with internation obligations. However, if a major breach of the non-proliferation agreements was discovered or hard evidence of a nuclear weapons programs was revealed, the Security Council would be asked to consider the full range of responses, including military action. Q. Is Iran likely to back down? A. Iran has already backed down significantly. By offering aparent full transparency to its programs and unfettered access to IAEA inspectors to its facilities, it is allowing scrutiny not possible for almost two decades. Many analysts still believe Iran still has nuclear skeletons in its closet and has not been entirely honest with the IAEA but at the moment there is no proof of this. Iran contends that it has the right to a nuclear program for electricity generation so it not offering to shut down its facil
