Iran Submits Comprehensive Report on Its Nuclear Program to the International Atomic Energy Agency

Iran has submitted what it calls a comprehensive report on the country's nuclear program to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This report was delivered on Thursday in Vienna to Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the agency. He stated that the review and assessment of the report would take several days. The representative of the Islamic Republic at the IAEA said the report fully describes Iran's nuclear activities. The agency had given Iran until October 31 to prove that it is not attempting to produce nuclear weapons. Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran's representative at the agency, stated that the report includes the history of Iran's nuclear activities, including what has been done so far. Mr. Salehi added that this report provides a clear history of the past 20 years of activities. The details of this report have not been disclosed, and it is unclear whether it answers the fundamental questions of the agency regarding the source of equipment that contained traces of enriched uranium found by IAEA inspectors. According to Mr. Salehi, this equipment was purchased through intermediaries and in the open market, making it difficult to determine its source. On Tuesday, Iran announced that it would comply with the IAEA's requests to halt its uranium enrichment program and agree to unannounced inspections of its nuclear facilities.