Thursday, 19 February 2009

UN nuclear body releases new Iran report

In its latest report on Iran's nuclear program, the UN nuclear watchdog says it has been unable to make any "substantive progress" on Iran.

The Thursday report by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Mohamed ElBaradei said there remained "outstanding issues" which give rise to concerns about "possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program."

"Iran needs to provide substantive information, and access to relevant documentation, locations and individuals, in connection with all of the outstanding issues," reads the report, a copy of which was obtained by Press TV.

Tehran says the only aim of its nuclear program is the civilian applications of the technology. The US, Israel and their European allies -- Britain, France and Germany -- accuse the country of pursuing military purposes.

Alleged Studies

With the help of an anti-Iran terrorist group, the US and certain UN member states have provided the IAEA with digital files that accuse Tehran of pursuing a "green salt project, high explosives testing, and the missile re-entry vehicle project".

In regards to the so-called "alleged studies", the IAEA said in its report that Iran should "clarify the extent" to which information provided by the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) "is factually correct". More

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