Thursday, July 27, 2023

Iran: We gave IAEA new details on uranium at two sites

Iran said on Wednesday it gave new details to the United Nations about two sites near Tehran that inspectors say bore traces of man-made uranium, The Associated Press reported.

Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, Mohammad Eslami, the head of Iran’s civilian nuclear program, said Iran had sent “detailed answers” to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog.

“If those answers are not accepted and there are any ambiguities or doubts, as we have always said, we will clarify and revise the documents,” Eslami said in comments carried by state television.

“We are now in that phase now, and we have given the IAEA more evidence and documents and will give more so that it can move past this issue,” he added.

Eslami did not name the sites, though the IAEA has identified them in the past as Turquzabad and Varamin, just outside of Tehran. READ MORE