The International Atomic Energy Agencys probe of allegations that Iran tried to make nuclear arms is at "a dead end" because Teheran is not cooperating, the UN watchdog's chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Thursday.
Speaking at the start of the IAEA’s 35-nation board meeting, ElBaradei was also critical of Iran for trying to change a plan endorsed by six world powers, which would delay Teheran’s ability to make such weapons by committing it to ship out most of its enriched uranium
and have it returned as nuclear fuel.
The meeting will likely vote on a resolution critical of Iran’s nuclear defiance backed by six world powers negotiating with Iran; the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.
On Wednesday, the IAEA chief had urged Iran to endorse the plan, saying Teheran could not defuse fears about its nuclear program with proposals that included keeping the material.
While Iran has offered several counterproposals – buying the rods from abroad or exchanging its enriched uranium in small batches – all have in common Teheran’s rejection of exporting most of its enriched uranium.