Zimbabwe To Sell Uranium To Iran: Reports

The Telegraph:

Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Zimbabwe's foreign minister, said the sanctions -- which prohibit member states from providing Iran with raw materials that it could use to make a nuclear weapon -- were unfair and hypocritical.

He said that Zimbabwe, which is also the subject of sanctions over human rights abuses perpetrated by President Robert Mugabe's supporters, would benefit economically from the agreement.

A leaked intelligence report suggests Iran will be awarded with exclusive access to Zimbabwe's uranium in return for providing the country with fuel.

Read the whole story: The Telegraph

Comments

[karim banned]

11:16 AM on 03/09/2011

If it is somebody's business, it is th UN general assembly.

It is time for US to stop to act as police hired by Israel.

[Magic 62]

03:14 PM on 03/09/2011

Not police. Gangster.

[Chris Bryer]

08:56 AM on 03/09/2011

Would it be fair to simply intercept and take it away? No wars and no attacking Iran.

[Magic 62]

10:48 AM on 03/09/2011

That would be piracy and act of war, and we wouldn't be sure how Iranians would respond.

[Chris Bryer]

02:14 PM on 03/09/2011

Frankly, who cares who they respond.

[Yank in France]

12:18 PM on 03/15/2011

Yes, that is a simple measure that could be carried off without a problem.

[maxhnb]

03:10 AM on 03/09/2011

This is ridiculous. It isnt news it is provocation. We cant do anything about it after all free trade and free enterprise is good for the US and everyone else , even for nuclear weapons...we will all go together when we go

[Magic 62]

10:51 AM on 03/09/2011

Iranians don't have nuclear weapons, and already have more than enough Uranium to make about 50 bombs if they wanted to. As such, this is most likely a deal to get Uranium for a nuclear energy program. Power Plants requier about 80 to 90 tons of 4 to 5% enriched Uranium which means about 800 to 900 tons of raw Uranium, and they burn a few tons every year.

[maxhnb]

03:03 AM on 03/09/2011

Just what we need, another war and occupation. Doesnt this ever stop ?????

[chloe4455]

09:15 PM on 03/08/2011

I hope the U.S. will not send that 573 million in aid to Zimbabwe now> Why do we always have to be the ATM of the friggin world?

[Magic 62]

11:34 PM on 03/08/2011

73 million, not 573

[Deparis]

02:59 PM on 03/08/2011

It's called international trade.

[Paulo1]

08:02 AM on 03/08/2011

Zimbabwe is a massive failure. Its about time someone apologized to the Rhodesians. They were absolutely correct about Mugabe.

[Deparis]

02:57 PM on 03/08/2011

Let me guess, you're a white supremacist, correct?

[catmando]

08:05 PM on 03/08/2011

I don't know whether Paulo is a white supremacist but he's right about Mugabe who, in addition to being a racist killer, is a black supremacist..

[Paulo1]

08:01 AM on 03/08/2011

Zimbabwe is landlocked. Which of its neighbors is going to buy into this agreement and let the shipments through? A good reporter would ask.

[Magic 62]

07:37 PM on 03/08/2011

South Africa will. South Africa gets 40% of its oil from Iran, and the 2 have massive petrochemical projects and other invetment projects on the go. Although she abides by UNSC sanctions and is not selling Iran any Uranium, she is one of Iran's supporters at IAEA.

[FACTISFACT]

07:42 AM on 03/08/2011

What our great friends are doing on this. This is the time to attack both Iran and Zimbabwe a big target. No! Why? not feeling well, loose motion because Mubarak gone, PM is having severe loose motion every second.

Americans are not happy over our behavior concerning settlement issue. Well, if situation in Mid-East run in our favor will attack Egypt first then Syria, Jordon and Saudi. We have launched Al Jazeera as our replacement of CNN and in it Mossad working under cover for us.

Well, a smart move indeed.

[TeeSC]

01:34 PM on 03/08/2011

Why in the world would you suggest attacking Iran... or Zimbabwe for that matter?

[FACTISFACT]

04:06 PM on 03/08/2011

Hi! My Friend TeeSC thank you for your comment on FACTISFACT"S.
FACTISFACThas gone through your query and said what else he could do other than to request appropriate people to stop the selling and purchasing of WMD making elements. He added that is why he asked the Best ally of America to do it as it seemed safe as the best ally had been interested in bombarding Iran for the thing and of course Iran is its #1 enemy even now. The Best ally asked US many times to attack Iran but did not. May be this tiny country best ally was scared of being wiped out of the map as once Iran threatened it openly. .
However, thank you once again. Take Care

[Motorgoon]

04:50 AM on 03/08/2011

Lets play which dictator will go next by the will of the people: mumbengewi, imadinnerjacket, china and Kim Jong il. We don't need any military action, its been proven the will of the people is enough to bring down even the most corrupt governments.

[TeeSC]

01:34 PM on 03/08/2011

We can only hope! 

[Yank in France]

12:21 PM on 03/15/2011

From your lips to god's ears, but I am not sure that principle applied to Hitler, Stalin, Mao tse-tung or tyrants...

[theaustralian]

04:50 AM on 03/08/2011

Much to do about nothing. Iran is not a threat to anyone except their own citizens.

[ZenCrusader]

11:30 AM on 03/08/2011

you are unaware of Hezzbollah ?

[TeeSC]

01:35 PM on 03/08/2011

Iran is far more a threat to Iranians than they are anyone else... regardless of Hezbollah.

[Magic 62]

10:52 AM on 03/09/2011

What about Hezbollah?

[Yank in France]

12:30 PM on 03/15/2011

Iran is not a threat to Australia, I'll grant you that, but the Iranian regime ran a long and vicious terror campaign in Europe immediately after their revolution some 30 years ago?

Just check out this nice little news clip from 1986 showing (mainly poor Muslim) French shoppers MURDERED by BOMBS by a network of Iranian terrorists, later found to have been operating from the Iranian embassy in Paris.

http://www.ina.fr/economie-et-societe/justice-et-faits-divers/video/CAB86024906/paris-attentat-tati-rue-de-rennes.fr.html

German and other posters can also post similar videos of atrocities committed by the very same nice people operating Iran today.

Thanks, but as much as I abhor Israel's bullying, mistreatment of Palestinians and all the rest, I think it is OBVIOUS that a nuclear armed Iran spells DISASTER for the entire Middle East and perhaps for Europe!

[Fireslayer]

04:32 AM on 03/08/2011

I wish they wouldn't do it. Too much nuke stuff on this finite planet as their is.

Israel could help by ceasing the missile rattling, but that seems to be too much to ask.

So a few hundred Zimbabwe miners get cancer and the Ayatollahs get yellow cake, Just the law of supply and demand, I guess.

Its a reptile world.

[TBrennan]

11:47 PM on 03/07/2011

No need to set one boot one the ground in that s-hole. Bombs away, no more yellow stuff.

[Paulo1]

08:04 AM on 03/08/2011

Its tough to bomb Zimbabwe. Have you paid attention to conditions there? A bombing would make a vast improvement and probably supply a better mine technology than they currently have.

[TBrennan]

10:25 AM on 03/10/2011

good point

[babybecks]

11:36 PM on 03/07/2011

Hopefully Mugabe will be the next to go

[babybecks]

11:39 PM on 03/07/2011

Mugabe defends razing of shanty towns

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/jun/10/zimbabwe.jeevanvasagar

[wwoody]

11:08 PM on 03/07/2011

Gates : Mr. President, we have a problem. What the problem Bob?. We MUST to invade Zimbabwe sir. Do they, have oil??. NO,sir, they're planning to sell Iran " URANIUM ". the yellow stuff. No Bob, ....unless Zimbabwe discover oil, then we invade.