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Iran “continues to act as a nuclear weapons outlaw,” a report verifying the existence of Iran’s nuclear weapons program said.

The New York-based watchdog United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI) released the report on Dec. 4 in response to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on the possible military dimensions (PMD) of Iran’s nuclear program. The statement was signed UANI CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and Chairman ex-Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman.

“The IAEA report is disturbing as it reveals that Iran continues to act as a nuclear weapons outlaw,” the statement said. “It exposes that, at minimum, Iran continued nuclear weapons development through 2009. Notably, the IAEA could not describe the extent of Iran’s nuclear weapons program after 2009 because Iran failed to answer basic questions and provide requested information.”

The statement continued: “Iran’s intractable refusal to offer transparency regarding its illegal nuclear weapons program is the latest wake-up call regarding the dangerous nature of the Iranian regime. Iran’s defiance regarding its nuclear weapons program is yet another grave risk factor for countries, businesses and persons who would seek to renew business ties to Iran. No responsible country, business or person should risk renewed business with Iran.”

UANI quoted excerpts from the IAEA report, titled “Final Assessment on Past and Present Outstanding Issues Regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program”:

“From 2002 onwards, the Agency became increasingly concerned about the possible existence in Iran of undisclosed nuclear related activities involving military related organizations, including activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile. Reports by the Director General identified outstanding issues related to possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear program and the actions required of Iran to resolve these. The 2011 Annex provided a detailed analysis of the information then available to the Agency. The information indicated that Iran had carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device. The information also indicated that prior to the end of 2003, these activities took place under a structured program, and that some activities may still have been ongoing.

“The United Nations (UN) Security Council (‘Security Council’) has affirmed that the steps required by the [IAEA] Board of Governors in its resolutions are binding on Iran. Between 2006 and 2010, six Security Council resolutions were adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter and are mandatory, in accordance with the terms of those resolutions… In particular, in its resolution of June 2010 (1929), the Security Council reaffirmed Iran’s obligations, inter alia, to cooperate fully with the Agency on all outstanding issues, particularly those which gave rise to concerns about the possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear program, including by providing access without delay to all sites, equipment, persons and documents requested by the Agency.

“The Agency’s overall assessment is that a range of activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device were conducted in Iran prior to the end of 2003 as a coordinated effort, and some activities took place after 2003… The Agency has no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009.”

Teheran has threatened to kill the nuclear deal with world powers if the international community persists in examining the military dimensions of its nuclear program.

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