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'New Iran atom site sparks mistrust'

UN inspectors have no proof of more covert nuclear sites in Iran but a newly revealed plant makes no sense for civilian or military ends by itself and mistrust has arisen, the UN atomic watchdog chief said on Wednesday.

Updated on: Nov 25, 2009, 23:32:08 IST
Reuters | By , Vienna
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UN inspectors have no proof of more covert nuclear sites in Iran but a newly revealed plant makes no sense for civilian or military ends by itself and mistrust has arisen, the UN atomic watchdog chief said on Wednesday.

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In an interview with Reuters, Mohamed ElBaradei also said Iran's insistence on a key change to a nuclear fuel deal could not be accepted by Western powers because it would not reduce its enriched uranium stockpile seen as an atomic bomb risk.

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