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UN mixed on Iran nuclear report UN mixed on Iran nuclear report
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The UN nuclear watchdog has said Iran has provided it with information about its past nuclear activities as agreed under a work plan made in August.The UN nuclear watchdog has said Iran has provided it with information about its past nuclear activities as agreed under a work plan made in August.
But in a new report, the IAEA said it was continuing to check the completeness of Iran's declaration. But in a new report, the IAEA said its knowledge about Tehran's nuclear programme was diminishing.
The IAEA also said Iran had also not suspended its uranium enrichment work as demanded by the UN Security Council and was operating 3,000 centrifuges. The agency also said Iran had not suspended its uranium enrichment work as demanded by the UN Security Council and was operating 3,000 centrifuges.
The report could help determine whether world powers impose new UN sanctions.The report could help determine whether world powers impose new UN sanctions.
It will form the basis for deliberations when representatives of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Germany, meet on Monday in Brussels.It will form the basis for deliberations when representatives of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Germany, meet on Monday in Brussels.
On Tuesday, diplomats said Iran had given the IAEA a document containing design information that could be used for parts of a nuclear weapon. The IAEA had been asking Iran for the document since 2005.On Tuesday, diplomats said Iran had given the IAEA a document containing design information that could be used for parts of a nuclear weapon. The IAEA had been asking Iran for the document since 2005.
'Reactive' co-operation'Reactive' co-operation
The confidential report by IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, a copy of which was obtained by the BBC, said Iran had made "substantial progress" in responding to questions about its past nuclear activities.The confidential report by IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, a copy of which was obtained by the BBC, said Iran had made "substantial progress" in responding to questions about its past nuclear activities.
"Iran has provided sufficient access to individuals and has responded in a timely manner to questions and provided clarifications and amplifications on issues raised in the context of the work plan," the report said."Iran has provided sufficient access to individuals and has responded in a timely manner to questions and provided clarifications and amplifications on issues raised in the context of the work plan," the report said.
Iran says its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposesIran says its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposes
It also said the answers Iran had given about the history of its centrifuge programme, the machines used to enrich uranium, were consistent with the IAEA's own findings.It also said the answers Iran had given about the history of its centrifuge programme, the machines used to enrich uranium, were consistent with the IAEA's own findings.
A senior UN official said this is a significant step forward.A senior UN official said this is a significant step forward.
However, the report said Iran's co-operation with the IAEA had been "reactive" rather than "pro-active" and that the IAEA was continuing to check whether Iran's declarations were complete.However, the report said Iran's co-operation with the IAEA had been "reactive" rather than "pro-active" and that the IAEA was continuing to check whether Iran's declarations were complete.
The BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna says that while a number of questions about Iran's past nuclear work have been answered, the report says the IAEA's knowledge about Tehran's current nuclear programme is diminishing.The BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna says that while a number of questions about Iran's past nuclear work have been answered, the report says the IAEA's knowledge about Tehran's current nuclear programme is diminishing.
It said Iran was still continuing its uranium enrichment work in defiance of the UN Security Council and had been operating 3,000 centrifuges at its plant at Natanz.It said Iran was still continuing its uranium enrichment work in defiance of the UN Security Council and had been operating 3,000 centrifuges at its plant at Natanz.
Western powers are concerned because, while enriched uranium is used as fuel for nuclear reactors, highly enriched uranium can also be used to make nuclear bombs.Western powers are concerned because, while enriched uranium is used as fuel for nuclear reactors, highly enriched uranium can also be used to make nuclear bombs.
Tehran has argued that it needs nuclear power and insists its intentions are entirely peaceful.Tehran has argued that it needs nuclear power and insists its intentions are entirely peaceful.