Iran Says It's Not After Nuclear Bombs as It Rejects IAEA Report
Iran criticized a new report by the UN nuclear watchdog accusing it of nuclear violations, claiming the agency is motivated by politics and reiterating it isn't seeking atomic weapons.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report released Saturday that Iran has significantly expanded its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium over the past three months, enough to fuel about 10 nuclear bombs. It also said Tehran failed to report nuclear material and activities at three undeclared locations, concluding it couldn't 'provide assurance that Iran's nuclear program is exclusively peaceful.'
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