Across Asia: Iran

Response to UN deal sent

Iran has formally presented its response to the fuel deal to the head of the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA), Iran's state Al-Alam television reported yesterday. It gave no details but a pro-government newspaper said Teheran would seek revisions to the UN-draft nuclear fuel deal.

The newspaper Javan also said Iran wanted a "simultaneous exchange", receiving higher-enriched uranium to run a Teheran research reactor at the same time as it ships low-enriched uranium abroad for conversion into fuel for the same purpose.