(AP/Wall Street Journal) Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained by AP on Tuesday. Tehran appears to be running out of the material which it needs to feed its uranium enrichment program. Such imports are banned by the UN Security Council. A summary of the report said the deal could be completed within weeks and that Tehran was willing to pay $450 million for the shipment.
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