http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1101381978116_124?hub=WorldVIENNA, Austria — Iran has exempted some centrifuges from an agreement to freeze uranium enrichment and related activities, the head of the UN atomic watchdog agency said Thursday, suggesting Tehran may intend to roll back its commitments.
Separately, Mohamed Elbaradei said Pakistan has agreed in principle to have his agency inspect some of its own nuclear equipment to test the veracity of Tehran's claims about Iran's nuclear program.
ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that his inspectors would be able to verify a suspension of all enrichment-related programs "with one exception" -- centrifuges that Iran insists are not part of the freeze deal.
The last-minute Iranian attempts to roll back on its commitment -- by demanding the right to run centrifuges for what it said were research purposes -- fed fears that the Islamic Republic may not be keen to ease concerns about its nuclear agenda. Enrichment can produce different grades of uranium that can be used either for fuel or as the core of nuclear warheads.
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