Iran OKs Nuke Deal, Will Give Up Uranium

Tehran said to be giving nuclear material to Russia
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Oct 21, 2009 7:43 AM CDT
Iran OKs Nuke Deal, Will Give Up Uranium
Delegates from Iran, the US, Russia and France met on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Vienna's International Center.   (Hans Punz)

Iran has agreed to a draft deal on its nuclear program, the UN's nuclear watchdog announced today. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran, the US, Russia, and France had agreed to the deal but gave no details. According to diplomats, however, the agreement would see the country ship out most of its enriched uranium to Russia, stripping Tehran of most of the material it would need to make a nuclear weapon. (More Iran stories.)

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