“None of them seems to support the view that these resolutions are actually legal, because the Security Council did not do what it was supposed to do: it did not identify the threat that Iran poses to peace and international security. The fact of the matter is there was no case. And the United Nations Charter also has provisions against issuing resolutions when there is no cases in international courts.”

Muhammad Sahimi

Muhammad Sahimi is the NIOC Chair in petroleum engineering and professor of chemical engineering & materials science at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. In addition to his scientific research, which has resulted in over 270 published papers and five books, Muhammad has written extensively on Iran's political development and its nuclear program. In particular, Muhammad has concentrated on the legal and technical aspects of the dispute between Iran and the Western powers regarding Iran's nuclear energy program. He is a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists, an organization dedicated to making the public aware of the dangers of weapons of mass destruction, as well as polluting the environment.