UN has ‘major concerns’ about nuclear Iran

AL JAZEERA   A United Nations nuclear watchdog report says Iran continues with its uranium enrichment drive, a move certain to further fuel Western alarm about Tehran’s atomic ambitions.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday it has “major differences” with Iran and “major concerns” about its nuclear programme after inspectors probing suspected weapons work returned from Tehran empty-handed.

In a confidential document, the atomic agency also reported that its mission to Tehran this week, to try and get Iran to respond to allegations of conducting research for the development of nuclear weapons, was in vain…   (more)

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