The United Nation's Atomic Energy Agency has found small amounts of highly enriched uranium in Iran at a location linked to the defense ministry according to published reports.
The diplomats said that the uranium is enriched beyond the amount needed to develop nuclear weapons. This raises fears that Tehran is not revealing the entire scope of its nuclear program. The Iranian government has claimed that its nuclear program is only used for peaceful purposes.
The diplomats indicated that the findings were preliminary and had to be confirmed by additional lab tests.
The impact of this latest discovery on American attempts to push the U.N. to sanction Iran for its nuclear program are uncertain.
