Iran Drawing Up Response to IAEA Nuclear Report
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE: The reactor building of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is seen, just outside the port city of Bushehr. (AP)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran says it is drawing up a detailed response to a recent report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog alleging Tehran has conducted secret experiments whose sole purpose is the development of atomic weapons.
Ali Akbar Salehi says the in-depth technical response will show the International Atomic Energy Agency's Nov. 8 report on Iran's nuclear program is wrong.
state TV come amid a far-reaching diplomatic and media campaign by Iran to challenge the IAEA report, which suggested for the first time that Iran is using the cover of a peaceful nuclear program to produce atomic weaponry.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Iran argues that the whole case is based on "fabrications" provided by the CIA and Mossad.
Tehran says its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes.