Iran In Secret Deal To Obtain Uranium Ore

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. Photograph: Ho New/Reuters

Iran Close To Obtaining Uranium Ore From Kazakhstan: Report -- Globe And Mail

Tehran appears to be running out of material needed to carry out uranium enrichment

Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. Diplomats said the assessment was heightening international concern about Tehran's nuclear activities.

Such a deal would be significant because, according to an independent research group, Tehran appears to be running out of the material, which it needs to feed its uranium enrichment program.

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Intel report: Iran seeking to smuggle raw uranium -- Yahoo News/AP
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Iran 'close to deal' for Kazakh uranium -- The Guardian
Report: Iran seeking to smuggle uranium -- USA Today/AP
Iran accused of plotting to break UN sanctions by importing uranium -- The Telegraph