Daily News Article - April 12, 2006
1. Who is Mohamed ElBaradei? What is the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)? What is the purpose of the IAEA according to its website?
2. Who are the mullahs? What authority do they have in Iran? What announcement did the mullah's make yesterday?
3. What had the U.N. Security Council required of Iran recently, as explained in paragraph 14?
4. What did Iranian President Ahmadinejad stress about Iran's nuclear program? What information would lead you to believe that Mr. Ahmadinejad's remarks are not true?
5. What two options does the world have for stopping Iran from building nuclear weapons? How effective has the U.N. been thus far in causing Iran to end its nuclear program?
6. An IAEA official said the agency was not immediately able to verify yesterday's announcement that Iranian scientists have succeeded in enriching uranium. Does it matter if the scientists' claim is true or not? Explain your answer.