Iran tells UN it wants fresh atomic fuel first from al-Arabiya reports that Iran is moving the goal posts in its negotiations with the IAEA and the West.
World powers have been waiting for a response from Tehran for the IAEA-drafted deal which proposes to ship out Iran's low-enriched uranium (LEU) abroad for converting into fuel for a Tehran reactor.
But IRNA reported that Iran was expected to insist it will give its LEU at the same time when it receives the fuel for the Tehran reactor. The report did not offer details.
Western powers are backing the plan for the reactor, which is an internationally-supervised facility.
Another plus for them is that the deal takes out Tehran's LEU which they feel Iran could enrich to high levels and use to make atomic weapons, a charge which the Islamic republic denies.
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