In a separate case, Shahram Amiri, another Iranian physicist allegedly related to
the Iranian nuclear programme and accused of espionage, was executed earlier this month in Iran.
On the one hand, Iran succeeded in obtaining the support of the NAM countries to its nuclear programmes, despite the contemporaneous publication of the AIEA report on
the Iranian nuclear programme (with increasing concerns over Tehran cooperation with the Agency).
Not exact matches
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he will consider a package of incentives offered to persuade Tehran to abandon its
nuclear programme.
It could be the end of a five - year - long struggle for the
Iranian scientist, who has said all along that he was punished for refusing to help a covert
nuclear - weapon
programme.
As for Bank Saderat, the Council got a little bit more specific and held that «[it]... is an
Iranian state - owned bank (94 % - owned by IRN government)[and] has provided financial services for entities procuring on behalf of Iran's
nuclear and ballistic missile
programmes, including -LSB-...] Iran Electronics [and] Mesbah Energy Company.»
In Decision 2010/413, the Council stated that «Bank Mellat is a state - owned
Iranian bank [that] engages in a pattern of conduct which supports and facilitates Iran's
nuclear and ballistic missile
programmes.