France accuses Tehran of pursuing military nuclear programme
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Iran’s nuclear work, which Tehran says aims to generate electricity, could not possibly be designed for civilian uses alone. Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani responded with a warning to the West not to hector Tehran, a heated exchange that bodes ill for talks in Moscow on Monday on a compromise aimed at ending the row peacefully.
Russia has offered to enrich Iranian uranium on its soil and return it to Iran for use in atomic reactors, thereby easing international concerns Iran could produce bomb-grade uranium.
