Iran says IAEA closes more files over atomic work

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Source: Reuters

TEHRAN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday the U.N. nuclear watchdog had closed two major issues relating to the scope of its nuclear programme, which the West suspects is aimed at acquiring atomic bombs.

Tehran agreed with the International Atomic Energy Agency in August to answer outstanding questions by December about its atomic work, which it insists is purely for civilian purposes.

"We have received two formal letters ... from the IAEA informing us that the case of P-1 and P-2 (centrifuges) and also the case of uranium metal are closed," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said.

There was no immediate official IAEA comment. A Nov. 15 IAEA report said Iran had provided "consistent" answers clarifying past centrifuge development work, although the answers were still being checked for completeness.

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