Thursday, August 6, 2015

U.S. Intelligence: Iran 'Cleaning Up' Nuclear Site


Bloomberg: Iran Already Sanitizing Nuclear Site, Intel Warns

The U.S. intelligence community has informed Congress of evidence that Iran was sanitizing its suspected nuclear military site at Parchin, in broad daylight, days after agreeing to a nuclear deal with world powers.

For senior lawmakers in both parties, the evidence calls into question Iran’s intention to fully account for the possible military dimensions of its current and past nuclear development. The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran have a side agreement meant to resolve past suspicions about the Parchin site, and lawmakers' concerns about it has already become a flashpoint because they do not have access to its text.

Intelligence officials and lawmakers who have seen the new evidence, which is still classified, told us that satellite imagery picked up by U.S. government assets in mid- and late July showed that Iran had moved bulldozers and other heavy machinery to the Parchin site and that the U.S. intelligence community concluded with high confidence that the Iranian government was working to clean up the site ahead of planned inspections by the IAEA.

Update: Iran attempting to clean up suspected nuclear site at Parchin -- CNN

WNU Editor: Reports that Iran was "cleaning up" the Parchin military site have been around for years .... IAEA Chief: Iran Continuing Nuclear Cleanup at Parchin (Haaretz/AP). And as for today's reports .... Iran is denying that Parchin is a nuclear site (while still not letting inspectors in) .... Iran rejects reports of sanitization work at Parchin military site (Press TV).

More News On U.S. Intelligence Teports That Iran Is Doing A Nuclear 'Clean Up' At its Parchin Military Site

Iran busy cleaning up suspect nuclear site, US intelligence believes -- Times of Israel
Iran 'sanitising Parchin site' as Obama warns of Middle East war if Congress rejects nuclear deal -- IBTimes
State Department Unaware of Reports Iran is Sanitizing Nuclear Sites -- Washington Free Beacon

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