TEHRAN - Iran has rejected the proposal to transfer substantially by January 15 next abroad about 80 percent of its uranium enrichment process and further processing before returning to the country. The alleged 'NO' would be placed in the form of counter. The Islamic Republic has agreed to the transfer, however, not once, but repeatedly and in return asked that for every lot out of the country to be, simultaneously, an equivalent amount already turned back into fuel.

The 'New York Times' today, citing diplomatic sources revealed the European and American officials. These, according to American tabloid knowing the content of Iran's response sent yesterday to the IAEA and not yet made public. In essence, Iran is asking to amend the draft offer that was presented last week in Vienna to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, is already approved by the U.S., Russia and France. A request for review that, in fact completely upset the proposal and that appears unlikely to be accepted by the international community. This is because while it offers guarantees to Iran not to lose its enriched uranium once it has been transferred abroad, as has often said to fear.
 
On the other hand, deprives the international community to control the disputed uranium enrichment process under way in Iran, because in fact the purpose, poorly concealed, the proposal made to Iran is just that. Process that all Western countries and the U.S. consider it for military purposes but Tehran says is for civilian purposes. Fissile material, made of uranium may in fact serve the construction, if desired, of an atomic bomb as well as fuel for nuclear power plants.
 
Moreover, if it were accepted the regime of Ayatollah counterproposal, and indeed Iran was working to produce a nuclear device, the supply in less than a year, as envisaged in the draft, enriched uranium, would mean helping in the process. For now, the Middle Eastern country has only uranium enriched to 5 percent and not more than 1500 kilos, the international community has offered to enrich to 20 percent for civilian use. To produce an atomic bomb, it must be enriched to 90 percent. The process of enrichment is complex and long.