RELATED:Germany: Public debate about strike on Iran dangerousOn Monday, The Washington Post revealed that Russian scientists have been assisting Iran in designing and developing a nuclear weapon. Israel has consistently claimed over the years that Iran’s work on a nuclear weapon never stopped.Russian assistance to Iran’s nuclear program has always been a contentious issue between Jerusalem and Moscow, and Israeli officials said Monday they were not surprised by the reports.“Russia has always played this role and there is very little that we, a small country called Israel, could have done to stop it,” one official said.The Washington Post cited Western diplomats and nuclear experts who claimed Russian scientists had taught the Iranians to construct the kind of “high-precision detonators” that can be used to “trigger a nuclear chain reaction.”The report is also expected to provide satellite footage of the Parchin facility, where Iran is believed to have built large steel containers to test high explosives that can be used in nuclear weapons.The Prime Minister’s Office refused to officially comment on media reports regarding the contents of the IAEA document, saying it would first need to receive the report and then have it reviewed by a team of experts.
Israel hoping IAEA report will spur West into action
Information expected to be published in report on Iranian nuclear program believed to have come from US, UK intelligence agencies; US Treasury official coming to region to discuss sanctions against Tehran.
RELATED:Germany: Public debate about strike on Iran dangerousOn Monday, The Washington Post revealed that Russian scientists have been assisting Iran in designing and developing a nuclear weapon. Israel has consistently claimed over the years that Iran’s work on a nuclear weapon never stopped.Russian assistance to Iran’s nuclear program has always been a contentious issue between Jerusalem and Moscow, and Israeli officials said Monday they were not surprised by the reports.“Russia has always played this role and there is very little that we, a small country called Israel, could have done to stop it,” one official said.The Washington Post cited Western diplomats and nuclear experts who claimed Russian scientists had taught the Iranians to construct the kind of “high-precision detonators” that can be used to “trigger a nuclear chain reaction.”The report is also expected to provide satellite footage of the Parchin facility, where Iran is believed to have built large steel containers to test high explosives that can be used in nuclear weapons.The Prime Minister’s Office refused to officially comment on media reports regarding the contents of the IAEA document, saying it would first need to receive the report and then have it reviewed by a team of experts.