Reuters reports:
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report said Iran had increased its rate of production of low-enriched uranium (LEU), boosting its stockpile by 500 kg to 1,339 kg in the past six months. Iran’s improved efficiency in turning out potential nuclear fuel was sure to fan Western fears of the Islamic Republic nearing the ability to make atomic bombs, if it chose to do so. But Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA, said the report made clear again there was no evidence of any diversion of nuclear materials or pursuit of military aims and also that the agency was able to carry out its supervisory work. “This is in fact a clear and categorical document in demonstration of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities,” he said in remarks broadcast by state television.
A friend emails: “Well consider me mollified.”
