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VIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. report on whether Iran has in the past carried out work related to nuclear weapons will not reach a definitive conclusion on the subject,the chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is required under a landmark deal between major powers and Iran, which provides for a lifting of sanctions against the Islamic Republic in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program.
A clear verdict that weapons-related work occurred would have made it difficult for the deal to proceed,but diplomats have said for weeks that they do not expect the report to be clear-cut,which IAEA chief Yukiya Amano confirmed on Thursday.
"The report will not be black and white," Amano told a news conference when asked about the final assessment of possible military dimensions,or PMD,file which is due next week.
In November 2011,the IAEA issued an annexto a regular report on Iran, listing twelve issues which could indicate Iran might have had a nuclear weapons program.
VIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. report on whether Iran has in the past carried out work related to nuclear weapons will not reach a definitive conclusion on the subject,the chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is required under a landmark deal between major powers and Iran, which provides for a lifting of sanctions against the Islamic Republic in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program.
A clear verdict that weapons-related work occurred would have made it difficult for the deal to proceed,but diplomats have said for weeks that they do not expect the report to be clear-cut,which IAEA chief Yukiya Amano confirmed on Thursday.
"The report will not be black and white," Amano told a news conference when asked about the final assessment of possible military dimensions,or PMD,file which is due next week.
In November 2011,the IAEA issued an annexto a regular report on Iran, listing twelve issues which could indicate Iran might have had a nuclear weapons program.