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US questions Iran’s assent to non-proliferation pact amid inspections

Washington is challenging Tehran's commitment to global non-proliferation agreements, citing traces of uranium found at an Iranian site.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) listens during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council held during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - HP1EE9Q16H0BY

The Donald Trump administration is questioning whether Iran is sticking to its nonproliferation commitments as UN-backed inspectors found traces of uranium in what Israel has called a "warehouse" for atomic weapons.

In a declassified report provided to Congress in August, the State Department said that a cache of seized documents unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “could suggest efforts by Iran to conceal past activities that were nuclear-related.”

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