France expects IAEA to provide answers on past Iran nuclear work
December 1, 2015France’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog must provide all the information it possesses with the “necessary detail” on whether Iran has in the past carried out work related to nuclear weapons, Reuters reported.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is due to publish a report this week on the matter, which could allay remaining concerns on Iran’s intentions as part of a deal between world powers and Tehran.
But the nuclear watchdog said last week the report into the possible military dimensions of Iran’s activities would not be “black and white.”
France, which was deemed to have had the toughest stance during talks between the major powers and Iran, was especially concerned during negotiations that the issue of the past would not be correctly addressed after a final accord was agreed, noted Reuters.
“France will with interest become aware of this report this week,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said in a daily news briefing. “We are expecting that the IAEA provides with the necessary detail all the information it possesses.”
The IAEA probe concerns allegations, rejected by Iran, that at least until 2003 it conducted research into how to make a nuclear weapon.
The UN watchdog recently released a report which determined that Iran had violated the terms of its nuclear deal with the West by increasing its stockpile of low-enriched uranium in the past three months by 460.2 kilograms.
Earlier this month it was also revealed that Iran had stopped dismantling its centrifuges at the Natanz and Fordow uranium enrichment plants, breaching the nuclear deal that calls for the dismantling.
Iran denies allegations that at least until 2003 it conducted research into how to make a nuclear weapon.
Meanwhile, Iran on Sunday threatened to cancel the nuclear deal with world powers unless the probe into allegations of its past weapons research is closed.
Referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the July 14 agreement’s official name, Admiral Ali Shamkhani said anything short of the IAEA probe being closed was unacceptable to Iran.
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