The US has responded with scepticism to a claim by Iran that a deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel could now be close.
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told a security conference in Germany that an agreement could be reached in a "not too distant future".
The head of the United Nations nuclear agency has played down the comments and called for further talks after meeting with the Iranian foreign minister.
nuclear watchdog, that said iran may currently be working on nuclear weapons.
us officials said that while report showed iran had technical difficulties, its iaea co-operation was declining.
iran has always maintained that its nuclear programme
washington (reuters) - senior obama administration officials said on thursday they were struck by the number of significant technical problems iran appears to be encountering on the road to a nuclear weapon. the u.s. officials, briefing reporters
iran says it is studying new proposals for a nuclear fuel deal from the united states, russia and france, though paris denies that any new offers were made. iranian media (ilna) monday quote the head of iran's atomic energy organization, ali akbar
davies, the chief us delegate to the international atomic energy agency, leveled the sharp criticism a day after iran began enriching its uranium to a higher level. that increased international concerns about iran's nuclear aims and led washington
agency. his comments come a day after iran began enriching its uranium to a higher level, increasing international concerns about its nuclear aims. iran says it is enriching to provide fuel for the reactor. but the west says tehran is not capable
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