UN watchdog pleased with Iran co-operation

THE head of the UN nuclear watchdog said yesterday there is a “shifting of gears” in Iran’s confrontation with the West to more co-operation and transparency and he announced that international inspectors would visit Tehran’s newly revealed uranium enrichment site on October 25.

The International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, speaking at a news conference in Tehran with Iran’s top nuclear official, said his agency “has no concrete proof of an ongoing weapons program in Iran”. But the IAEA has “concerns about Iran’s future intentions,” he said.

“I see that we are at a critical moment. I see that we are shifting gears from confrontation into transparency and co-operation,” said ElBaradei.