UN watchdog accuses Iran of refusing to reveal nuclear aims

Posted by Matt in May 26th, 2008

Iran continues to withhold information needed to establish whether the country has attempted to build nuclear weapons, an allegation that remains a matter of “serious concern” the UN’s nuclear watchdog reported last night.

In a sternly-phrased report, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that Iran had failed to provide the documentation and other evidence required to examine apparent anomalies in its nuclear activities that raise questions about a possible covert military programme.

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