Diplomats say US Iran intelligence 'is incorrect'

US Iran intelligence 'is incorrect'
Julian Borger in Vienna
Thursday February 22, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

Much of the intelligence on Iran's nuclear facilities provided to UN inspectors by US spy agencies has turned out to be unfounded, diplomatic sources in Vienna said today.

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At the heart of the debate are accusations - spearheaded by the US - that Iran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons.

However, most of the tip-offs about supposed secret weapons sites provided by the CIA and other US intelligence agencies have led to dead ends when investigated by IAEA inspectors, according to informed sources in Vienna.

"Most of it has turned out to be incorrect," a diplomat at the IAEA with detailed knowledge of the agency's investigations said.

"They gave us a paper with a list of sites. did some follow-up, they went to some military sites, but there was no sign of activities.

"Now don't go in blindly. Only if it passes a credibility test."

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