UN mixed on Iran nuclear report

BBC

The UN nuclear watchdog has said Iran has provided it with information about its past nuclear activities as agreed under a work plan made in August.

But in a new report, the IAEA also said it had not suspended uranium enrichment work as demanded by the UN Security Council and had 3,000 centrifuges.

It could help determine whether world powers impose new sanctions next week.

Iran said the report showed it had been transparent - and further discussion at the UN Security Council was "illegal".

The UN report will form the basis for deliberations when representatives of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Germany, meet on Monday in Brussels.

On Tuesday, diplomats said Iran had given the IAEA a document containing design information that could be used for parts of a nuclear weapon. The IAEA had been asking Iran for the document since 2005......