IAEA: Iranian Cooperation Significant

Im sure USA & Israel will find way to disprove this....maybe if they block them from coming into Iran, like they did with Iraq

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday reported "significant" cooperation from Iran with its nuclear probe and noted that Tehran had slowed uranium enrichment - assessments that could hamper U.S. hopes for new U.N. sanctions.

Iran said the report proved it was the target of unfair U.S. attacks. But Washington and its allies said it did not change the need for more U.N. Security Council penalties.

IAEA Deputy Director-General Olli Heinonen highlighted the importance of Tehran's cooperation, noting that its past stonewalling had triggered Security Council sanctions in the first place. But he cautioned that Iran still needed to prove it would abide by its commitments.

The report said a recently agreed Iran-IAEA cooperation plan was a "significant step forward" but the U.S. played down suggestions of progress.

"I don't see anything, at this point, in this report, that changes the basic facts," State Department spokesman Tom Casey said in Washington. "The international community is going to continue to ratchet up the pressure."

Noting the continuation of the enrichment program - which can make both nuclear fuel and fissile warhead material - Casey urged Tehran to "serve the real needs of their people instead of trying to pursue a nuclear weapon."

News from The Associated Press