(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - When he arrived in Tehran last weekend, Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was taken to President Mohammed Khatami's office and the two exchanged kisses like old friends. It will be interesting to learn how the Iranians explained why they did not report a deal with China for the purchase of gas used to enrich uranium. ElBaradei said everything looked fine, but the Iranians didn't explain why a country rich in petroleum and natural gas, needs to invest huge amounts of money in enriched uranium, heavy water, nuclear power plants, and uranium mining.
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