Western powers demanded access to a secret Iranian nuclear site today and threatened to impose sanctions if Tehran failed to comply with the international community.

The stark ultimatium was issued by the US, Britain, France and Germany at the G20 after Tehran was forced to admit that it had built an underground uranium enrichment plant near the holy city of Qum.

President Obama, flanked by Gordon Brown and President Sarkozy said that Tehran had until October 1 to comply with UN resolutions on nuclear proliferation.

Mr Obama insisted that, despite Iranian protestations to the contrary, “the size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful programme”.

“The Iranian government must now demonstrate through deeds its peaceful intentions or be held accountable to international standards and international law.

“We expect the IAEA to immediately investigate this disturbing information and to report to the IAEA board of governors,” he said, branding the new plant a “direct challenge” to international non-proliferation rules.

Mr Sarkozy went even further, threatening rapid sanctions. “It was designed and built over the past several years in direct violation of resolutions from the Security Council and from the IAEA.

“We already face a severe breakdown of trust. We are now faced with a challenge, a challenge to the entire international community.

“In December, if there is not an in-depth change in Iranian leaders, sanctions will have to be taken,” he said.

Mr Brown said the scale of the Iranian “serial deception" in hiding the plant for may years “will shock and anger the whole international community and it will harden our resolve.

The international community has no choice today but to draw a line in the sand,” he said, warning that Iranian faces “further more stringent sanctions."

Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday that it has been building the secret second site, which is built inside a mountain near the holy Shia city of Qum.




I think Military options should be on the table instead of talking about stringent sanctions.

[size=16pt]There is little proof of a nuclear "weapons" program there, the real threat is from Israel:[/size]

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There are many responsible and normal countries with nuclear arms such as the US and the UK

Then there are some absolute disgusting excuses for countries such as Pakistan that have a limited nuclear capability.

Iran is the worlds center of evil and we should not allow them to develop nuclear weapons in anyway

Thor:

There are many responsible and normal countries with nuclear arms such as the US and the UK

US? The only country in the world that has used atomic bomb against civilians in 2 cities?

Thor:

Then there are some absolute disgusting excuses for countries such as Pakistan that have a limited nuclear capability.

What are the absolute disgusting excuses?

Thor:

Iran is the worlds center of evil and we should not allow them to develop nuclear weapons in anyway

Because Israel and US says so or what?

Who are the we you refer to?

What gives country A the right to develop nuclear weapons and denies country B the right to do same?

Let us leave sentiments and unnecessary bias out of discussions like these because even in Nigeria it is the same type of double standard and hypocrisy that is making things difficult to deal with.

@topic,

Abeg, let Iran go on sohun and build the nuclear bomb and whatever bomb they have in mind! When they are done, let them transfer the technology (better still), the finished products to their proxy Army in the form of Hamas, Hezbollah, and possibly an ally in Al Quaeda.

All this talk and threat of sanctions that the joke called the UN could not enforce against Iraq is what they now plan to enforce against Iran? Let the mayhem start soon. Everyone sould own their own weapons and let's wipe each other off the planet earth.

The war can only be delayed