Report: US accuses Iran of violating nuclear sanctions - Eli Leon and Israel Hayom Staff

by Eli Leon and Israel Hayom Staff

A U.S. delegation informed a U.N. committee that Iranian agents have been illicitly trying to acquire components for the heavy-water reactor at Arak, according to Foreign Policy magazine • No public comment from U.S. on the allegation.

The heavy-water reactor at Arak | Photo credit: AFP

The U.S. informed a U.N. committee in November that Iran has been illicitly seeking to acquire components for the heavy-water reactor at Arak, Foreign Policy magazine has reported.

According to the report, a U.S. delegation told the U.N. Security Council panel of experts monitoring Iranian sanctions that Iranian agents have in recent months been upping their efforts to obtain equipment for the IR-40 research reactor. 

The U.S. has not publicly commented on the allegation. 

The U.S. and Israel suspect the Arak heavy-water reactor is designed to develop a nuclear weapon via a plutonium path, parallel to Iran's effort to develop a nuclear weapon via a uranium path.

Eli Leon and Israel Hayom Staff

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=22015

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