Iran Slams ‘US Uranium Scenario’ as Bid to Scuttle P5+1 Talks

Source: RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, August 24 (RIA Novosti) - The US allegation about an attempt by a man from Sierra Leone to sell uranium to Iran is designed to thwart Tehran’s upcoming talks with a group of international mediators, Press TV reported on Saturday, citing a senior Iranian lawmaker.

On Friday, Western media reported that US prosecutors have charged Patrick Campbell, 33, of Freetown with attempting to sell to undercover agents 1,000 tons of yellowcake uranium he believed would be shipped to Iran. He was arrested Wednesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport with a sample of the toxic substance concealed in his baggage.

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of Iran's Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, described the “US scenario” as a “joke,” the agency reported.

The Islamic Republic does not need to buy yellow cake from the citizens of other countries, he was quoted by Press TV as saying.


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