[New York Times] David E. Sanger and William J. Broad - The Obama administration and its European allies are pressing the International Atomic Energy Agency to make public evidence that they believe points toward an Iranian drive to gain the ability to build a nuclear weapon, part of a broad effort to build a case for far more punishing sanctions against the country. The administration's push for an open discussion of Iran's suspected weapons program, and for tougher sanctions, reflects growing pessimism about efforts to engage with the country's leaders. Administration officials said that there had been no communications of substance from the Iranian leadership since the presidential election in June. IAEA officials say that Mohamed ElBaradei, the departing director general, has resisted a public airing, fearing that this would make the agency appear biased toward the West.
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