'No credible indications' of Iran nuclear weapons programme after 2009: IAEA

AFP  |  Vienna 

The UN's nuclear watchdog reiterated today it had "no credible indications of activities in Iranrelevant to the development of a Nuclear Explosive Deviceafter 2009", citing its assessments from 2015.

A Spokesmanfor the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) said in a statement that its board of governors had "declared that its consideration of this issue was closed" after it was presented with a report in December 2015.

The statement came a day after Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuunveiled what he said was new "proof" that Iran's Nuclear Weaponsprogramme could be reactivated at any time.

Without referring to Netanyahu's claims directly, the IAEA Spokesmansaid the agency "evaluates all safeguards-relevant information available to it".

"However, it is not the practice of the IAEA to publicly discuss issues related to any such information," he added.

Netanyahu said on Monday that he would share the material with other countries and with the IAEA.

Netanyahu's presentation comes as US PresidentDonald Trumpconsiders whether to pull out of the 2015 atomic accord between Tehranand six world powers.

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First Published: Tue, May 01 2018. 19:05 IST