IAEA: Iran not cooperating on nuke issues

VIENNA, March 7 (UPI) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency Monday said Iran is still refusing to submit to international oversight of its nuclear program

"Full implementation by Iran of its binding obligations is needed to establish international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program," IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano told the Board of Governors in Vienna.

Iranian leaders have insisted repeatedly their nuclear program is strictly for peaceful energy production purposes but have raised international concern by concealing their activities for 18 years in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Iran "is not providing the necessary cooperation to enable the agency to provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran, and therefore to conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities," Amano said. "I request Iran to take steps towards the full implementation of its safeguards agreement and its other obligations."