U.N.: No proof of Iran N-bomb work

(CNN)
– The U.N. nuclear watchdog says it has found that none of Iran's
declared nuclear material has been diverted for military purposes.

However, a spokesman for the International Atomic
Energy Agency told CNN on Monday that questions remained about possible
undeclared activities.

Mark Gwozdecky said that finding is in a new, internal IAEA report.

On Sunday, Iran announced it would suspend fully
its uranium enrichment program. The move followed months of heavy
international pressure, and discussions Sunday with the ambassadors of
the European Union's so-called Big Three nations, France, Britain and
Germany.

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said
his nation had agreed "to suspend whatever the European Union has asked
us to suspend."

The agreement on Sunday followed 40 minutes of
talks between Iranian government representatives and ambassadors of the
three nations, Rohani said.

Earlier, a Western diplomat told CNN that Iran made
the agreement in exchange for a promise not to refer the matter to the
United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions.

An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman told
reporters on Monday the decision to suspend its uranium enrichment
program was a voluntary move to dispel concerns it was secretly
building atomic weapons.

Hamid Reza Asefi said the freeze would only last
for a short time while Iran and the EU discuss a lasting solution to
its nuclear case.

Many nations, including the United States, had expressed concern Iran could be building an arsenal of nuclear weaponry.

Gwozdecky confirmed his group received a letter
from Iran expressing its commitment to suspending its uranium
enrichment program as of Nov. 22.

"We'll begin immediately to send our people and inspectors so that we can verify that commitment," he told CNN Monday.

Gwozdecky said the new IAEA report describes "two distinct periods of our work in Iran."

The first dates prior to October 2003, in which
Iran's actions were "characterized by extensive concealment, misleading
information, and delays and access" for inspectors, which "resulted
really in many breeches by Iran of its obligations under its safeguards
agreement."

Since October 2003, "we've noted that cooperation
has improved appreciably in all of these areas," but there are still
delays in receipt of information, he said.

The report's "ultimate conclusion," he said, is
that "all declared nuclear material in Iran has been accounted for, and
we see no diversion of that material for military purposes. But at the
same time, we're not yet in a position to conclude that there aren't
any undeclared activities or nuclear materials in Iran."

That will take some time, he added. Gwozdecky would not take questions.

The IAEA's board of governors is scheduled to meet
November 25 and 26. Gwozdecky said the group would discuss the report
and next steps for dealing with Tehran.

Sunday's news followed an announcement on November
7 of a provisional agreement on Iraq's uranium enrichment program
through a series of talks between Iraq and the Big Three.

After those talks, Iranian delegation spokesman
Hussein Mousavian said the agreement could usher in an important change
in Iran's relations with Europe and much of the international community.

The Big Three held three rounds of talks with Iran
in an effort to persuade Tehran to suspend its nuclear enrichment
activities in return for improved trade and political relations.

In the past, Iran has said any suspension of its
program would be short-lived and only with the aim of building
confidence between Tehran and the international community.