VIENNA – Israel accused Iran on Wednesday of using “deception and concealment” to buy time for its nuclear program, signalling skepticism that the Islamic state’s new government would agree to curb its atomic activities.
Shaul Chorev, director of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission [file]. – Photo: REUTERS/Herwig Prammer
“So far the window of serious engagement offered by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and the international community has been grossly abused by Iran,” he said.
Western powers and Israel accuse Iran of seeking to develop the capability to make nuclear weapons.
Iran says its program is entirely peaceful and says it is Israel, widely believed to be the Middle East’s only nuclear-armed power, that threatens peace and security in the region.
Chorev accused Iran of “deception and concealment, creating a false impression about the status of its engagement with the agency … with a view to buy more time in Iran’s daily inching forward in every aspect of its nuclear military program”.
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