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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visiting the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility last month (AP) Last update - 05:48 27/05/2008 IAEA: Iran still holding back information about nuclear research By Reuters Tags: IAEA, Natanz, nuclear program  Iran's alleged research into nuclear warheads remains a matter of serious concern and Tehran should provide more information on its missile-related activities, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also said Iran was holding back information about high-explosives testing relating to its nuclear program. It said Tehran had 3,500 uranium enrichment centrifuges working at its underground Natanz nuclear facility, slightly more than earlier this year, while a few more advanced centrifuges were also being tested. Advertisement The agency said in its latest report on Iran that it had not been given access to Iranian nuclear-related sites that it asked to see in April. The IAEA has been pressing Tehran for answers after Western intelligence alleged that Iran had covertly studied how to design atomic bombs. Iran has dismissed the intelligence as baseless, forged or irrelevant. Iran's research into "high explosives testing and the missile re-entry vehicle project remained a matter of serious concern", the report said. "Substantive explanations are required from Iran to support its statements on the alleged studies and on other information with a possible military dimension," it said. "We have not got substantive answers and we could have gotten those earlier," a senior UN official said. "It's up to Iran (now)." Gregory Schulte, the United States envoy to the IAEA, said Iran was blocking the IAEA's efforts to investigate indications that it had engaged in studies, engineering work, and procurement relevant to building nuclear weapons. "The report shows in great detail how much Iran needs to explain, and how little it has," he said. "Altogether this report is a clear vote that Iran could have done more, but that it didn't," said a European diplomat. The report said that Iran had not provided the IAEA with all the necessary information, access to documents and access to individuals. "The agency is of the view that Iran may have additional information, in particular on high explosives testing and missile-related activities, which could shed more light on the nature of these alleged studies and which Iran should share with the agency," the report said. Iran, the world's fourth largest oil exporting nation, maintains that its nuclear program is solely directed at the peaceful generation of electricity and rejects Western assertions that it is secretly pursuing nuclear weapons. Iran has been the subject of three United Nations sanctions resolutions since 2006, all demanding that it cease its nuclear enrichment activities, which Iran has refused to do. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France - along with Germany are offering Iran a package of incentives to give up its uranium enrichment, without success so far. In a report in February, the IAEA said Iran had 3,000 older P-1 centrifuges running at very low capacity at the Natanz enrichment plant. A small number of "new generation" centrifuges, supposedly able to enrich two to three times as fast, were being tested in the above-ground pilot wing there. Iran announced in April it had begun installing 6,000 new centrifuges at Natanz. But later that month, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said between 3,300 and 3,400 centrifuges of the 1970s vintage P-1 type were operational at Natanz. The IAEA said it asked Iran in April to provide access to locations related to the manufacture of uranium centrifuges, research and development of uranium enrichment, and uranium mining and milling. "To date, Iran has not agreed to the agency's request," the report said. Related articles: News / Israeli arrested on suspicion of transferring information to Iran Pelosi denies Olmert proposed U.S. naval blockade against Iran Is an attack on Iran a big risk? Major powers offer Iran fresh incentives to halt nuke program Bookmark to del.icio.us   Nuclear allegation Jimmy Carter says Israel has arsenal of 150 nuclear weapons. On penalty of death Rightist MK Eldad says those who give away Israeli land should get death penalty.   1.   Nuclear Iran. 07:30  |  Jean Van Daem 27/05/08   2.   The 2 faces of the IAEA "chief" 07:38  |  CK Tan 27/05/08   3.   IAEA as spy 08:00  |  Natallie Durson 27/05/08   4.   Natallie Durson #2 08:49  |  S 27/05/08   5.   #3 natallie as IAEA chief (maybe the whole org as well)...hahaha 08:53  |  CK Tan 27/05/08   6.   #3, Durson, please get a clue 08:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/05/08   7.   NOT even China & Russia,let alone Sunnis,want a Nuke armed Iran 09:12  |  PETER SM 27/05/08   8.   massive bombing of iran is inevitable. 18:33  |  frenz 27/05/08

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