Iran bought nuclear equipment on black market

Iran today admitted publicly to buying nuclear equipment from an international black market, including dealers on the Indian subcontinent, in a bid to display greater transparency and ease concerns over its controversial nuclear programme.

The revelation, made by Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi, marked the first time Iran has publicly revealed it has purchased such technology from the nuclear black market and comes ahead of a crucial International Atomic Energy Agency meeting next month.