Today the U.S. and other countries announced intentions to submit a plan to the International Atomic Energy Agency to provide Iran with medical isotopes used to treat cancer. This seems to come in response to Iran's announcement on Monday that it will continue enriching uranium to create fuel used in making isotopes. The U.S. aothers doubted Iran's stated motivation for pursuing this enrichment, arguing that this development will only increase Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons. The U.S. State Department claims this offer will allow Iran to develop the isotopes needed for cancer treatment without improving their ability to develop fuel for nuclear weapons. Iran has rejected previous offers to ship its uranium to Russia for further enrichment in the recent past, and their acceptance of this deal seems unlikely.
Chris Bilbro
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