The head of the UN nuclear agency is sounding a note of caution about Iran’s claims that it is not interested in nuclear arms, saying he cannot guarantee that all the country’s atomic activities are civilian in nature.
Yukiya Amano’s comments are significant amid a renewed deadlock in the 12-year probe by his International Atomic Agency of suspected nuclear weapons work by Iran. Amano’s comments also come as the US and five other powers try to persuade Tehran to allow the IAEA greater sleuthing powers.