IAEA says Iran expands nuke work; Russia says West seeks ‘regime change’ in Tehran

Friday, 24 February 2012

A float with papier-mache depicting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a dynamite in his mouth with the text Nuclear Programme at the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in the western German city of Duesseldorf. (Reuters) 

By Al Arabiya with Agencies

 

Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the United Nations’ nuclear agency said on Friday in a report that will further inflame Israeli fears that the Islamic Republic is pushing ahead with an atomic weapons program, as Russia accused the West of seeking “regime change” in Iran.

The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also reported its failed mission to Tehran this week that aimed to get Iran to respond to allegations of research relevant for the development of nuclear weapons -- a serious setback to the possible resumption of diplomatic talks.

“The Agency continues to have serious concerns regarding possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear program,” the Vienna-based U.N. body said in a quarterly report about Iran issued to its member states, according to Reuters. 

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