Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 48

28-November-2005

IRAN

IAEA Confirms Iran Converting But Not Enriching Uranium

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on 24 November that Iran was carrying out low level conversion of uranium, but not enriching it to produce materials which could be classified as weapons grade. The IAEA board of governors began its latest meeting in Vienna that day, as diplomats from Iran and the EU-3 (Germany, France and UK) debated the prospects for a...