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AFP:
"A top Iranian official, in an unusual declaration Saturday, said
there remains no trust between Tehran and world powers and either side
could yet abandon a nuclear deal after signing. In comments that laid
bare a paradox of long-running negotiations between Iran and the West,
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said an agreement -- due by June
30 -- was nearing despite neither side trusting the other... 'Our basis
is mistrust and this is the reality,' Araghchi was quoted by state
television as saying at the end of the latest round of talks in Vienna
with the P5+1 group of nations that has been talking to Iran for almost
two years. 'We don't trust the other side at all and they don't trust
us either,' Araghchi said, noting so-called 'snapback' provisions would
be as relevant to Iran as to the United States if measures are reneged
on. 'Thus all the provisions in a deal... whenever each party feels the
other side is violating the commitments, they can snap back and
implement whatever existed before the agreement. 'We have taken every
necessary measure so this would happen for us. Naturally, the other
side will do the same for sanctions,' he added. Araghchi, a key figure
in the talks, also revealed the text of a final agreement would
comprise a main document of about 20 pages accompanied by five
appendices totalling a further 40 to 50 pages. 'Each word of this
instrument is being discussed and sometimes quarrelled on,' he said.
'There are differences but work moves forward very slowly.'" http://t.uani.com/1eXUGJn
Al-Monitor:
"The US Senate may vote to extend Iran sanctions legislation for
another decade, potentially complicating the next president's ability
to stick to any final nuclear deal. Current law that allows the
president to temporarily suspend, but not remove, sanctions legislation
expires in 2016. Iran hawk Mark Kirk, R-Ill., has offered an amendment
to the annual defense bill that would extend the legislation until
2026. Kirk has also proposed requiring a report on how Iran has used
any funds made available through sanctions relief, out of concern that
some of the money may end up in the hands of Hezbollah or the Iranian
military. And Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., has proposed a sense of the
Senate that nuclear negotiations with Iran should not continue without
the establishment of a robust inspections and verification system that
includes access to military facilities and scientists. The amendments
are among a flurry of proposed foreign policy changes to the annual
defense authorization bill, which is being voted on on the Senate floor
this coming week. The must-pass legislation has attracted hundreds of
amendments because of its status as one of the pieces of legislation
that is almost guaranteed to make it into law." http://t.uani.com/1IpGNxh
Reuters:
"Russia will begin importing Iranian oil under a long-heralded
oil-for-goods barter arrangement in the coming week, Iran's oil
minister was quoted as saying, more than a year after negotiations
began. The Kremlin announced in April it had begun to implement the
deal, in which Iran would export up to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of
crude oil to Russia in exchange for goods of an equivalent value, but
traders said they saw no signs of it. 'Russia will begin oil imports
from Iran this week,' the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Bijan
Zanganeh as saying on Saturday, citing a report by Bloomberg, as he
returned to Tehran from an OPEC meeting in Vienna. 'We agreed with
(Russian Energy Minister) Alexander Novak in Vienna that Russia will
buy less than 500,000 bpd from Iran in exchange for cash, and Iran will
use this cash to buy Russian goods such as steel, wheat and oil
products from Russia.'" http://t.uani.com/1B0T3V6
Nuclear Program & Negotiations
Reuters:
"Iran will not allow even restricted outside access to its
military sites under any nuclear accord with six powers, the deputy
chief of its armed forces said on Friday, reaffirming Tehran's tough
stance on the issue as the deadline for a deal looms... 'Any kind of
inspection of Iran's military sites, including managed and restricted
access, is unacceptable,' Brigader General Massoud Jazayeri was quoted
by Tasnim news agency as saying. Some senior Iranian negotiators had
raised the possibility of some limited access, with Tehran in control
of the process... But Jazayeri's comments reinforced the hard line long
taken on the issue by both Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei, who has the last say on all state matters, and by top
military commanders. 'We will not allow any visits to military sites,
whether they be limited, controlled, unfree or in any other form,'
Jazayeri said. 'Let's avoid playing with words.'" http://t.uani.com/1FEs3HB
AP:
"The European Union is telling Iran to cooperate with a stalled
U.N. probe of suspicions that it worked on atomic arms if the country
wants a nuclear deal that will see removal of sanctions. The cautionary
EU statement comes ahead of a June 30 target date for such an
agreement. It was obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its
delivery at a meeting of the U.N's International Atomic Energy Agency
that opens Monday." http://t.uani.com/1cGlhZC
AFP:
"The UN atomic watchdog chief called Monday on Iran to cooperate
more in a probe into alleged nuclear weapons activity, a key part in a
hoped-for historic deal with world powers. The International Atomic
Energy Agency 'remains ready to accelerate the resolution of all
outstanding issues,' agency head Yukiya Amano told a regular meeting of
the IAEA's board of governors in Vienna. 'This can be realised by
increased cooperation by Iran and by timely provision of access to all
relevant information, documentation, sites material and personnel in
Iran,' Amano said according to the text of his speech... The IAEA,
which conducts regular inspections of Iran's declared nuclear
facilities, will have a beefed-up role if negotiators can finalise a
framework deal by a June 30 deadline... But the IAEA also wants Iran to
answer claims that before 2003, and possibly since, its nuclear
programme had 'possible military dimensions' -- which in other words
means conducting research into making a nuclear weapon... An IAEA probe
into the 'PMD' claims has been stalled since last August.'" http://t.uani.com/1JyX4mx
Reuters:
"Any possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program can be
clarified if the details of a preliminary deal sealed in April between
Tehran and six world powers are implemented, the head of the U.N.
nuclear watchdog said on Monday... 'I am confident that the
clarification of issues with possible military dimensions is possible
within a reasonable timeframe if Iran implements the measures envisaged
in the (preliminary)... announcement,' IAEA head Yukiya Amano said,
according to the text of a speech. It is the first time Amano has
clearly linked the technically separate U.N. investigation into
possible military dimensions of Iran's past activities to the political
talks Iran is holding with the United States, France, Britain, China,
Russia and Germany. As part of the initial deal reached in April in
Switzerland, Iran was to implement a so-called Additional Protocol
giving the IAEA more intrusive access to facilities in Iran. Iranian
officials have been giving conflicting messages about what kind of
access would be granted to crucial military sites. 'Implementation by
Iran of the Additional Protocol will ... significantly increase the
Agency's ability to provide credible assurance about the absence of
undeclared nuclear material and activities in (Iran),' Amano
said." http://t.uani.com/1B0RGpd
Politico:
"Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was repeatedly booed and heckled
Sunday as he spoke in New York City at a Jewish-themed conference
sponsored by The Jerusalem Post. Haaretz, an Israeli news organization,
characterized the reaction to Lew's remarks 'as one of the surliest
reactions ever accorded to such a high-ranking administration official
by a Jewish audience in the United States.' Cries of 'nonsense' were
heard during his talk. 'I would only ask that you listen to me as we
listen to you,' Lew said to the crowd at one point amid the heckling.
Lew's address was intended to affirm the Obama administration's support
for Israel's security, especially in regards to efforts to guarantee
that Iran, which has repeatedly vowed to destroy Israel, never builds a
nuclear weapon. He discussed various aspects of the Iran deal... Lew
added: 'The simple fact is this: No administration has done more for
Israel's security than this one.'" http://t.uani.com/1B0Ty1j
WSJ:
"Israel's point man on Iran pressed the Obama administration this
week to extend nuclear negotiations with Tehran beyond the June 30
deadline, rather than signing a deal his government fears could prove
fatal to Israel's long-term security. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz,
in an interview on Friday, said his government believes parameters of a
deal that global powers reached with Iran in April provided numerous
loopholes for Tehran to exploit if it seeks to become a nuclear power.
Mr. Steinitz, a close aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, specifically cited terms that allow Iran to continue to
conduct some research and development on more advanced centrifuge
machines, which are used to produce nuclear fuel. He also said there aren't
enough guarantees in the proposed agreement to ensure Iran will allow
international inspectors real-time access to suspect nuclear and
military sites. Mr. Steinitz added the agreement must be strengthened
to address concerns Tehran has conducted past research on nuclear
weapons, which the Iranian government has repeatedly denied. 'If you
need to extend talks a third or a fourth time...this is still better
than signing a half-baked agreement,' Mr. Steinitz said in
Washington." http://t.uani.com/1IxYv4q
Washington
Examiner: "As international negotiators work to
meet a July 1 deadline for a deal designed to prevent Iran from getting
a nuclear weapon, Iran's growing missile program threatens to derail
the talks. The Obama administration and its partners have agreed to
keep discussions of ballistic missiles out of the nuclear talks after
Tehran refused to continue them if that issue was not excluded.
Administration officials insist, however, that they will press Iran on
the issue outside of those discussions. But concerns about the Middle
East's largest and most diverse missile arsenal, and North Korea's role
in helping Iran develop that arsenal, is a major concern in Congress
and among the U.S. public, and could affect support for any nuclear
deal. Those concerns focus on Iran's growing ability to use that
arsenal to strike not just Israel, but Europe and eventually the United
States - an ability that could quickly become critical if Tehran
decides to break out of any nuclear deal. 'The missile program of Iran
is something that never has even seemed to be seriously discussed
throughout the course of these negotiations. And it's a very, very
significant issue,' said Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla." http://t.uani.com/1F48M0N
Congressional
Action
Al-Monitor:
"With negotiators from Iran and six world powers locked down in
Vienna, almost continuously trying to meet the June 30 deadline for a
final Iran nuclear deal, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has
started holding a series of classified briefings and open hearings to
prepare members to evaluate a prospective deal next month. US Energy
Secretary Ernest Moniz, freshly back from US-Iran bilateral meetings in
Geneva last weekend, after which US Secretary of State John Kerry broke
his leg, briefed members of the committee this week of June 2. He was
joined by directors of US nuclear laboratories that have been involved
with evaluating the technical specifications for a final Iran deal. 'As
negotiators from the P5+1 nations [permanent five members of the UN Security
Council plus Germany] and Iran attempt to meet a June 30 deadline for a
final agreement, the committee is holding a series of briefings and
hearings this month to prepare members for congressional review of a
final deal if one is reached,' a Republican Senate Foreign Relations
committee aide, speaking not for attribution, said June 5. The June 2
briefing 'with the secretary of energy and the directors of US nuclear
laboratories was arranged to help members understand in more detail the
technical aspects of Iran's nuclear program,' the Republican committee
aide said. 'Additional briefings and hearings on other elements of a
deal are expected later in the month.' A closed briefing will take
place next week on how to create a successful inspection and verification
regime, that will feature Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, a former senior
adviser to the director of national intelligence and envoy to the six
party talks with North Korea, and Gary Samore, the former top Obama
White House arms control adviser told Al-Monitor June 5." http://t.uani.com/1QhSwF2
Sanctions
Relief
Reuters:
"Russia has started grain deliveries to Iran, sending 100,000
tonnes, RIA news agency quoted Russia's food safety regulator,
Rosselkhoznadzor, as saying on Monday. Russian officials said in April
Russia was sending grain, equipment and construction materials to Iran
in an oil-for-goods exchange, the first step in securing a foothold in
a new market since the West imposed sanctions on Russia over Ukraine.
But traders, analysts and industry players questioned whether the
long-heralded oil-for-assets barter deal had got under way, saying they
had seen no signs of extra trade. 'Yes, deliveries already began a few
days ago. At the moment 100,000 tonnes have been shipped,' RIA quoted
Alexei Alekseyenko, a Rosselkhodnadzor official, as saying." http://t.uani.com/1HixDUC
Press TV (Iran):
"Finland's engineering group Outotec has won an order for design
and delivery of technology and services for an iron ore pelletizing
plant in Iran, the company has said. Bafgh Mineral Complex Iron and
Steel Industry Company in Iran's central Yazd province has awarded
Outotec as part of its greenfield investment program to build a new
plant to produce 5 million metric tons of iron ore pellets a year.
Outotec said the parties have agreed not to disclose the contract value
but such projects normally range between $87-$109 million, depending on
scope and specification. The Finnish group said its work in the project
includes providing the technology license, basic engineering of the
pelletizing plant, detailed engineering and supply of proprietary and
key equipment and automation, as well as advisory site services for
installation, commissioning and start-up. The company said the new
plant is expected to become operational in 2018. Platts quoted head of
Outotec's Europe, Middle East and Africa region Adel Hattab as saying
that the company's pelletizing technology was selected due to its
strong track record in Iran. 'Our technologies are widely used in the
Iranian iron ore and copper operations, as Outotec has delivered
sustainable technologies to Iran since 1970s,' he said. Hattab said
Outotec was currently executing several other projects in Iran." http://t.uani.com/1MBKfq1
Tehran Times:
"Fifteen large private companies, affiliated with the Mouvement
des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), or the Movement of the Enterprises
of France, have announced their readiness to make investment in Iran's
gas projects, the Shana News Agency reported on Saturday. Directors of
the companies, including Total, Technip, Schneider, and Vinci Energy,
negotiated with National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Managing Director
Hamid Reza Araqi on the sidelines of the 26th edition of the World Gas
Conference (WGC PARIS 2015), which was held from June 1 to 5 in Paris.
In an exhibition held on the sidelines of the conference, the NIGC
introduced 18 large projects of Iran's gas industry to foreign
investors, Araqi stated. MEDEF is the main private-funded union of
employers in France." http://t.uani.com/1IpLpmX
Terrorism
Reuters:
"Bahrain said on Sunday it had broken up a banned anti-government
Shi'ite Muslim group behind a series of attacks and arrested several of
its members. The state news agency said an investigation had revealed
that Saraya al-Ashtar had been formed in 2012 by two men with the aim
of destabilizing the Western-allied kingdom through attacks on security
forces. It said the men were now in Iran... The Bahrain News Agency
published the names of 14 alleged members of Saraya al-Ashtar. It said
12 were in custody, while the two leaders, whom it named as Ahmed
Yousif Sarhan, known as Abumuntadhir, and Jassim Ahmed Abdullah, known
as Thualfaqar, were in Iran." http://t.uani.com/1FErIEJ
Iraq Crisis
Daily Telegraph:
"American and allied jets are providing air cover for a coalition
of Iraqi forces that includes one of the most feared Iran-backed Shia
militias, which stand accused of grotesque human rights abuses, The
Telegraph can confirm. Members of the Imam Ali Brigade are fighting
alongside US-trained Iraqi special forces in the battle for the city of
Baiji and its oil refinery, Iraq's largest, special forces soldiers
said... The battle for Baiji shows how the United States and its allies
have been forced into closer co-operation with Iran and its favoured
militias in Iraq, despite long opposition to the policy, but also how
that has become inevitable if Isil is to be beaten back." http://t.uani.com/1HWLwUo
Human Rights
AP:
"The mother of detained Washington Post correspondent Jason
Rezaian said Monday her son is 'very tired, very distressed' as the
journalist returned to a Tehran courtroom for the second closed-door
hearing in his espionage trial. Rezaian, the Post's 39-year-old bureau
chief, had his first closed-door hearing on May 26 in a Revolutionary
Court on charges including espionage and propaganda against the Islamic
Republic. The Post has strongly criticized the detention of its
reporter, and American officials and rights groups have also pressed
for his release. Rezaian's mother, Mary, told The Associated Press
after his second hearing ended on Monday afternoon that she does not
know how many more sessions there will be or how the trial is going.
She and Rezaian's wife, Yeganeh Salehi, were both at the courthouse
Monday but they were only allowed in a waiting hall and not in the
courtroom itself. 'I just know that my son is innocent. As his mother,
I wanted to come and show my support. Six months ago I was here and
they told me leave and come back for the trial. I came back a month ago.
I am here for the trial, but they are not permitting me to see him'
during the hearings, Mary Rezaian said. 'He is very tired, very
distressed because he does not understand why he is being held.'" http://t.uani.com/1dqoqO1
UN:
"The detention of journalists and human rights defenders weakens
the protection of human rights of all in Iran, United Nations Special
Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed has said today, expressing serious concerns at
the arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention and prosecution of
journalists and rights activists in the country. 'Silencing these
critical voices is unacceptable - it undermines public debate and
deprives Iranians and the rest of world of important information on the
reality in the country,' said the independent expert appointed by the
UN Human Rights Council to monitor and report on the situation of human
rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. 'The recurrent use of vague
references to threats to national security, propaganda against the
system and insult to authorities to prosecute and detain journalists or
activists is in contradiction to both international norms relating to
freedoms of expression and association and the principle of legality,'
Mr. Shaheed stated... The independent expert was equally disturbed by
the detentions of Atena Farghdani and Nargis Mohammadi, activists known
for their human rights work. Ms. Farghdani, a children's rights
activist and artist was recently sentenced to 12 years and nine months
in prison for 'spreading propaganda against the system, gathering and
colluding against national security and insulting members of the
parliament and the Supreme Leader.'" http://t.uani.com/1BUgFWz
IHR:
"According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were
hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran) early Monday
morning. On Saturday IHR reported about the transfer of 25 prisoners to
the quarantine of the Ghezelhesar prison for execution. The number
increased to 47 as IHR received reports about the transfer of
additional 22 prisoners from Rajai Shahr and Greater Tehran Central
prison to Gehzelhesar for execution. According to reports by reliable
sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
(west of Tehran) early Monday morning. On Saturday IHR reported about
the transfer of 25 prisoners to the quarantine of the Ghezelhesar
prison for execution. The number increased to 47 as IHR received
reports about the transfer of additional 22 prisoners from Rajai Shahr
and Greater Tehran Central prison to Gehzelhesar for execution. The remaining
prisoners are being held in the quarantine of the prison and their
executions can be implemented in the coming hours or days. All of these
prisoners are convicted of drug offences... Since May 6, at least 67
prisoners convicted of drug offences have been executed in the
Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran)." http://t.uani.com/1dXI1G0
AFP:
"An EU delegation was stopped Sunday from speaking to foreign
media in Tehran, with an Iranian security official threatening action
against reporters and photographers if they tried to film the incident.
Having called a press conference at their hotel in the capital, the
plans of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament were
disrupted, prompting an angry exchange on the street. After being ushered
off hotel premises, Elmar Brok, chairman of the committee, angrily told
the security official: 'You cannot stop me from talking to reporters.'
But Brok, a German MEP, was pointedly warned he had no right to speak
to media near the end of a two-day trip, which comes as world powers
near a June 30 deadline for a deal on Iran's disputed nuclear
programme... Sunday's incident occurred despite the group of seven EU
lawmakers being invited to Tehran by their Iranian counterparts... The
group, which will leave Tehran later Sunday, was the first European
parliament delegation to visit Iran since December 2013." http://t.uani.com/1RY3lK6
Domestic
Politics
Al-Monitor:
"The legacy of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is hotly debated within Iran's leadership.
Reformists recall a 'golden era' in which the former supreme leader
oversaw a diverse political class that would only interfere in daily
political affairs when forced to, often in their favor. Conservatives
and hard-liners tend to remember Khomeini as a visionary leader who
stubbornly stood up to the bullying of the West, especially the United
States, and succeeded in so doing. Both narratives, and various other
recountings of specific events, regardless of their accuracy, are often
self-serving and used to criticize political enemies. This year, on the
anniversary of Khomeini's death, these competing narratives have risen
to the surface once again and made headlines in the Iranian media.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who became supreme leader immediately after
Khomeini, spoke out June 4 at the newly renovated Imam Khomeini
Mausoleum south of Tehran against the dangers of 'distorting' his
character. Khamenei warned that 'distorting the character of Imam
[Khomeini] and distorting the path of Imam are an effort to distort the
straight path of the Iranian nation. If the path of Imam is lost or
forgotten or, God forbid, intentionally put to the side, the Iranian
nation will take a hit.' He said that any distortion of Khomeini's legacy
should be a 'serious warning for officials, experts of the revolution
[and] Imam's former students.' Khamenei said that there were
distortions of Khomeini's character even during his lifetime, when some
would attribute comments to him that in reality 'had no relation with
[Khomeini's] character.' Khamenei stated, 'After his passing, this
continued, and some tried to introduce Imam as liberal-minded, which
under no conditions existed in his political, intellectual and cultural
behavior.' Khamenei had said that during Khomeini's life, those opposed
to the Islamic Revolution incorrectly tried to portray him as being
'dry, violent, inflexible and without affection.'" http://t.uani.com/1HiFYYz
Opinion &
Analysis
Michael Young in
NOW Lebanon: "A Lebanese politician frequently
describes a meeting he held several years ago with a Russian official.
The envoy from Moscow affirmed that Iran would not allow Bashar Assad's
regime to fall, adding that, if it became necessary, Tehran would send
its own troops to Syria to prevent it. With the news that thousands of
Iranian combatants, accompanied by Iraqi and Afghan Shiites, are being
deployed to the Syrian conflict, we may have reached that stage. The
actual numbers are unclear. A Syrian 'security source' told AFP that
'[a]round 7,000 Iranian and Iraqi fighters have arrived in Syria over
the past few weeks and their first priority is the defense of the
capital. The larger contingent is Iraqi.' The source indicated that the
Iranian aim was to reach 10,000 men, 'to support the Syrian army and
pro-government militias, firstly in Damascus, and then to retake Jisr
al-Shughur because it is key to the Mediterranean coast and the Hama
region.' A Lebanese 'political source' offered different figures,
telling The Daily Star that Iran had sent 15,000 combatants-again
Iranians as well as Iraqi and Afghan Shiites. The source echoed that
the new arrivals would spearhead an offensive in Idlib Province, where
the Assad regime has suffered serious setbacks. The Star's source
outlined the two principal Iranian goals: 'One is to reverse the
falling morale of regime supporters in the wake of the battlefield
losses and high casualties, while the second is to achieve successes by
the end of this month, which coincides with a deadline for Iran and
world powers to finalize an interim deal on Tehran's nuclear program.'
Whatever the numbers, the direct implication of Iranian troops is on
the rise in Syria... Tehran is wagering on the fact that it has
relatively specific military intentions in Syria. It wants only to
protect 'useful Syria,' while accepting that the rest of the country
remain outside regime control. But that's misunderstanding that the
regional powers want more. They seek to dislodge Bashar Assad and Iran
from Syria. In other words, they will put all their weight behind
ensuring that Iran and its allies are sucked into a debilitating
quagmire that will end in their defeat... The 'useful Syria' concept
illustrates that Syria no longer exists as a country. The Iranian plan
is tantamount to partition, and Assad's credibility is harmed by such a
project. It implies he will never rule over all of Syria again, and
that his survival is only being guaranteed by Iran and its proxies, for
their own narrow reasons. Assad, therefore, has become marginal. As
this becomes increasingly evident, Iran will have to pour even more men
into Syria. The conflict will become a magnet for Sunni militants.
Fighting Iran and the Shiites will turn into a regional crusade. Iran
could discover that it is choking on what it has bitten off." http://t.uani.com/1KQlwwX
David Albright
& Serena Kelleher-Vergantini in ISIS: "The
core of the State Department's explanation in the last few days appears
to be that Iran meets the conditions of the Joint Plan of Action (JPA)
once it feeds newly produced low enriched uranium (LEU) hexafluoride
gas into the uranium conversion plant at Esfahan. Although this
condition is part of what the Joint Plan of Action requires, it is not
the whole requirement and not the problem at issue. The oxidation
provision is arguably not being fulfilled, since barely any uranium
oxide has been produced during the initial JPA period and its two
extensions. We welcome a debate and value the State Department's
frankness. But in this case, we believe the State Department has some
explaining to do, publicly. Shooting the messengers is not going to
make this issue go away. The deal is too important to all of us." http://t.uani.com/1QF8CUn
David Albright
& Serena Kelleher-Vergantini in ISIS: "Despite
the fact that Iran no longer has a stock of near 20 percent low
enriched uranium (LEU) in hexafluoride form (UF6), it continues to
retain a large amount of this material in other chemical forms. In
total, as of May 2015, Iran possessed about 228 kilograms (kg) of near
20 percent LEU (uranium mass). Of this amount, only 44.9 kg was in
Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) fuel, or just 19 percent of the total
amount of near 20 percent LEU. This low fraction was unexpected and may
reflect start-up or technical problems in Iran's TRR fuel manufacturing
facility, the Fuel Plate Fabrication Plant. As a result, Iran has
generated a relatively sizeable stock of 121.2 kg near 20 percent LEU
in scrap, in waste, and in process. It also has about 61.5 kg left in
near 20 percent LEU oxide powder awaiting use to make TRR fuel." http://t.uani.com/1BUem5F
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