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| Iran says IAEA would pass nuclear info to US | |
| 2010-11-12 | |
TEHRAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has suggested the UN nuclear watchdog would pass information about IranÂ’s nuclear programme to the United States, underlining worsening relations between Tehran and the Vienna-based body.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano told the UN General Assembly this week that “Iran has not provided the necessary cooperation to permit the agency to confirm that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities.” The IAEA wants Iran to implement what it calls the Additional Protocol, which permits unfettered inspections beyond declared nuclear sites to ferret out any covert atomic activity. “The acceptance of the Additional Protocol would be tantamount to placing all of our nuclear activities under the supervision of the IAEA which would in turn pass our information to America,” state broadcaster IRIB quoted Ahmadinejad as saying on its website. “We said we would not accept this protocol,” Ahmadinejad added. Iran’s relations with the IAEA have become more tense since Amano took office late last year. He has adopted a blunter approach than his predecessor Mohamed ElBaradei, including stating in a report that intelligence indicates Iran could be trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile. At a meeting of the IAEA board in September, Amano accused Iran of hampering the agency’s work by barring experienced inspectors. Iran said two inspectors it had banned from entering the country had provided false information about its work. | |
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| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-11-12 21:26 |