As if the political and economic situation in the Middle East is not tense enough with clashes between Israel, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Hezbollah, Iran chose to step up the worries and tensions, with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issuing an official warning yesterday, stating that Iran could actually suspend the United Nations inspections on the country's nuclear facilities.

Moreover, Iran might as well quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if the six-nation group directs more pressure on the nuclear program issue. "Up to now the Iranian people have acted within the framework of the treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency. But if they reach the conclusion that western countries do not have goodwill and sincerity … they (the Iranian people) will revise their policy", were Ahmadinejad's comments posted on the website of the Iranian state television.

Moreover, Iranian Foreign Minister, Manoucher Mottaki reiterated his country's good intentions, as far as nuclear matters are concerned, during a meeting with South African counterpart Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma: "The Islamic Republic of Iran follows peace and stability. We advise the other party to avoid any act that causes pessimism, as we do".
The warning came as the six nations that initially offered Iran the package of lucrative incentives in order to persuade it to suspend its nuclear activities, referred back to the United Nations Security Council, to draft a new resolution which would stipulate economic sanctions, and maybe even military action against Iran for failing to adequately respond to the proposal.

Although Tehran has stated on many occasions that it only wants to enrich uranium for civilian purposes and not for designing nuclear weapons, the world powers still suspect the Islamic Republic is not telling the entire truth. On Wednesday, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, as well as Germany, decided that no more patience is going to be wasted on the Iranian nuclear matter. The US Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton expressed his hopes that the council would take immediate action (most probably at the beginning of next week) in order to elaborate upon a draft resolution regarding Iran.