{"id":4732,"date":"2008-02-01T08:10:33","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T08:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/nuclear\/4732-french-defence-minister-iran-still-pursuing-nuclear-arms"},"modified":"2023-01-12T23:51:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T22:51:29","slug":"french-defence-minister-iran-still-pursuing-nuclear-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/french-defence-minister-iran-still-pursuing-nuclear-arms\/","title":{"rendered":"French defence minister: Iran still pursuing nuclear arms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Herve-Morin\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-31574\" width=\"120\" height=\"149\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/02\/Herve-Morin.jpg\" \/>WASHINGTON (AFP) &#8211; French Defence Minister Herve Morin cast doubt on reports that Iran had halted its suspected nuclear weapons drive, speaking Thursday on a visit to Washington. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&quot;Coordinated information from a number of intelligence services leads us to believe that Iran has not given up its wish to pursue its (nuclear) program,&quot; and is &quot;continuing to develop&quot; it, Morin told reporters.<br \/>&nbsp;  The US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), a consensus finding of all 16 US spy agencies, released last month, said that Tehran shelved its nuclear weapons program in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>It also noted however that Tehran has refused to suspend uranium enrichment, which can be a key step towards a nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Morin said France wanted the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog, to &quot;continue carrying out all the necessary investigations&quot; into Iran&#8217;s nuclear activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (AFP) &ndash; French Defence Minister Herve Morin cast doubt on reports that Iran had halted its suspected nuclear weapons drive, speaking Thursday on a visit to Washington. &nbsp;&#8220;Coordinated information [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[175],"class_list":["post-4732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nuclear","tag-updated"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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