In Focus : IAEA and Iraq

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ARCHIVES: The web pages on IAEA and Iraq are for historical and reference purposes. They are no longer being updated. On 29 June 2007, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1762, which inter alia, terminated the mandates of the IAEA in Iraq and UNMOVIC under relevant resolutions. IAEA safeguards in Iraq will therefore continue to be implemented in Iraq under its NPT obligations. As the security situation permits, the Agency will work with Iraq to provide assurance that all nuclear material has been accounted for and that all nuclear activity is for peaceful purposes.

IAEA in the Press

• Nuclear Proliferation & Terrorism,
  Congressional Quarterly, USA, April 2004 [pdf]
• IAEA Director General & Hans Blix Interview,
  CNN Late Edition (CNN), 21 March 2004
• Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Remarks by George Tenet, Director, US Central Intelligence Agency, 5 February 2004
• WMD in Iraq: Evidence & Implications, CEIP, January 2004
• Iraq's Aluminum Tubes: Separating Fact from Fiction, by David Albright, ISIS, December 2003
• The Stovepipe - Article on Iraq weapons hunt, by Seymour Hirsch, New Yorker, 20 October 2003
• Security Council Adopts Iraq Resolution, 15 October 2003
• Combating the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Some Reflections, Le Monde - French Translation, 5 May 2003
• IAEA Director General Addresses Iraq, North Korea Inspections, CNN Interview, 27 April 2003
• Mission Possible: Nuclear Weapons Inspections in Iraq, Wall Street Journal, 7 March 2003
• Crisis Manager, Newsweek Interview with Mohamed ElBaradei,
  27 February 2003
• IAEA Director General Interview, Der Spiegel (German) - English Translation [pdf], 24 February 2003
• Baghdad Press Briefing, UN Transcript [pdf], 9 February 2003
• IAEA Director General "Cautiously Optimistic", CNN Interview, 9 February 2003
• Director General on CNN: More Needed from Iraq, 28 January 2003
• Press Briefing, Head of Iraq National Monitoring Directorate, CNN, 23 January 2003
• Director General "Guardedly Optimistic" on Iraq, ABC News, 20 January 2003
• ElBaradei, Blix Ready for Iraq Talks, CNN, 18 January 2003
• Q&A with IAEA Director General, Time Magazine, 12 January 2003
• IAEA Chief at US Congress, CNN, 10 January 2003
• IAEA Director General, US Secretary of State Powell, CNN, 10 January 2003
• Press Briefing by Dr. ElBaradei and Dr. Blix at UN Security Council, 9 January 2003
• IAEA Chief CNN Interview, 7 January 2003
• Director General on the "Nuclear Challenge", PBS in USA, 6 January 2003
• IAEA: Bigger Profile, Bigger Demands, New York Times, 6 January 2003
• IAEA Moving into 'Investigative" Phase, 24 December 2002
• Profile of IAEA Director General, BBC, 21 December 2002
• Iraq Declaration: IAEA, UN Chiefs Brief Press, 19 December 2002
• Iraq, North Korea, Iran: IAEA Director General on CNN, 13 December 2002
• Inspecting Iraq: IAEA Director General on PBS, 22 November 2002
• Cyprus Briefing: IAEA Director General & UNMOVIC Chief Hans Blix, 17 November 2002
• Tough Mission: Interview with IAEA Chief Inspector, Jacques Baute, 12 November 2002
• Iraq Weapons Inspectors the Key: IAEA Director General on BBC, 22 October 2002
• Inspections the Key, Director General Essay in Washington Post, 21 October 2002



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