http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2922013,00.html VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The head of the U.N.'s
energy agency has denied reports that inspectors
found enriched uranium in samples taken recently
in Iran, calling it ``pure speculation at this stage.''
Mohamed ElBaradei, director-general of the
International Atomic Energy Agency, told The
Associated Press, ``there's a lot of analysis we
need to discuss ... with Iran.'' ``We are not in any
way ready to come up with a conclusion on that
issue before we discuss all the results with the
Iranian authorities.''
ElBaradei pressed Iran for ``substantial progress
without delay'' in clarifying aspects of its nuclear
program and in signing an agreement that would
let U.N. inspectors conduct in-depth and
comprehensive checks of Tehran's nuclear
facilities.
ElBaradei also said Friday he has urged the
international coalition authority administering Iraq
to do everything it can to recover up to 22
pounds of uranium compounds looted from the
country's main nuclear complex at Tuwaitha.