VOL. XLVI

No 7

17-February-2003

IRAN

Uranium Mining Plan Revives US Concerns Over Irans Nuclear Program

President Mohammad Khatami announced on 9 February thatIran would go ahead with plans to develop a uranium mine in the Savand area, some 200km from the city of Yazd. While the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has known for decades about Irans exploration for uranium, the announcement revived US concerns that Iran plans to build nuclear weapons capability rather than to develop nuclear...