It will take a lot of work to determine by the end of the year whether the regime in Iran was previously developing nuclear weapons, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
Alongside the July 14 political agreement with six world powers world powers, the regime in Iran reached a roadmap accord with the International Atomic Energy Agency which requires Tehran to pass on enough information about its past nuclear program to allow the U.N. body to report on the issue by December.
“With regard to clarification of PMD, much work needs to be done,” Yukiya Amano, IAEA director general, told a news conference, referring to the term “possible military dimensions”.
The assessment is a vital part of the deal between Tehran and the six powers — the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China — to restrict its nuclear program in exchange for a lifting of international sanctions.
Tehran provided the IAEA on August 15 with documents and explanations in writing related to “past and present outstanding issues”, Amano told a meeting of his agency’s board of governors on Monday, according to the text of his speech.
The agency was reviewing the information and would send questions to Iran on September 15, he said, according to Reuters.
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