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Jun072009
Text: The Latest IAEA Report on Iran's Nuclear Programme
Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 9:00
These are the concluding paragraphs of the latest report of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran's nuclear programme. There have been a few dramatic (and misleading) headlines, but the gist of the IAEA's conclusions are the same: 1) Iran has not suspended uranium enrichment and enrichment-related activities; 2) there is no evidence that Iran is diverting its declared nuclear material to a military programme; 3) the IAEA would like further co-operation from Tehran to verify that there is no military programme using undeclared material; 4) the IAEA would like the US to provide Iran with the documents which supposedly establish that Iran is or has pursued a nuclear weapons programme.
SUMMARY
19. As has been reported in previous reports, the Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran.
20. Iran has not, however, implemented the modified text of its Subsidiary Arrangements General Part, Code 3.1, on the early provision of design information, and has continued to refuse to permit the Agency to carry out design information verification at IR-40.
21. Iran has not suspended its enrichment related activities or its work on heavy water related projects as required by the Security Council.
22. Contrary to the request of the Board of Governors and the requirements of the Security Council, Iran has neither implemented the Additional Protocol nor cooperated with the Agency in connection with the remaining issues which give rise to concerns and which need to be clarified to exclude the possibility of military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear programme. Unless Iran implements the Additional Protocol and clarifies the outstanding issues, the Agency will not be in a position to provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran.
23. The Agency believes that it has provided Iran with sufficient access to documentation in its possession to permit Iran to respond substantively to the questions raised by the Agency. However, the Director General urges Member States which have provided documentation to the Agency to work out new modalities with the Agency so that it could share further information with Iran since the Agency’s inability to share additional information with Iran, and to provide copies or, if possible, originals, is making it difficult for the Agency to progress further in its verification.
24. The Director General will continue to report as appropriate.
SUMMARY
19. As has been reported in previous reports, the Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran.
20. Iran has not, however, implemented the modified text of its Subsidiary Arrangements General Part, Code 3.1, on the early provision of design information, and has continued to refuse to permit the Agency to carry out design information verification at IR-40.
21. Iran has not suspended its enrichment related activities or its work on heavy water related projects as required by the Security Council.
22. Contrary to the request of the Board of Governors and the requirements of the Security Council, Iran has neither implemented the Additional Protocol nor cooperated with the Agency in connection with the remaining issues which give rise to concerns and which need to be clarified to exclude the possibility of military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear programme. Unless Iran implements the Additional Protocol and clarifies the outstanding issues, the Agency will not be in a position to provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran.
23. The Agency believes that it has provided Iran with sufficient access to documentation in its possession to permit Iran to respond substantively to the questions raised by the Agency. However, the Director General urges Member States which have provided documentation to the Agency to work out new modalities with the Agency so that it could share further information with Iran since the Agency’s inability to share additional information with Iran, and to provide copies or, if possible, originals, is making it difficult for the Agency to progress further in its verification.
24. The Director General will continue to report as appropriate.