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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East?
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To: Frederick Langford who wrote (6439)10/1/2003 4:39:13 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu  Read Replies (1) of 32591
 
Iran Signals Nuclear Program Cooperation
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: October 1, 2003

Filed at 3:41 p.m. ET

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran wants to prevent its nuclear program from facing scrutiny before the U.N. Security Council, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Wednesday -- the strongest indication yet that his government intends to meet an Oct. 31 deadline to prove it is not building atomic weapons.

But Kharrazi also reiterated Iran's long-standing position that it has the right to develop its nuclear program, which it says is meant for generating electricity not for building arms.

The International Atomic Energy Agency imposed the deadline last month to pressure Iran to prove that its program is peaceful by signing a protocol to allow unfettered inspections of its sites. Failure to satisfy the IAEA, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, could result in Iran's being referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.

Speaking on his return from New York, Kharrazi said Iran was working toward ``providing the necessary clarifications and taking the appropriate decisions to prevent this matter from going before the Security Council.''

nytimes.com
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