No credible evidence on Iran working on n-weapons: IAEA

Vienna May 2 (IANS) The UN nuclear agency has reiterated that no evidence was found in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009.

"The same report stated that the Agency had no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009 " said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a statement on Tuesday about Iranian nuclear issue saying that its consideration of this issue was closed Xinhua reported.

The statement came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a televised presentation on Monday disclosed files allegedly obtained by Israel s intelligence agency from Iran s "secret nuclear archive " saying the files prove Iran has secretly worked on nuclear weapons.

On Tuesday Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed Netanyahu s allegations as "lies" aimed at influencing US President Donald Trump s upcoming decision about the Iranian nuclear deal signed in July 2015.

The deal struck between Iran and six world powers -- the US Britain Russia China France and Germany was designed to limit Iran s nuclear program in exchange for the removal of international sanctions on Iran.

IAEA monitors Iran s implementation of the deal. The assessment of Iranian nuclear program by IAEA was made in 2015.

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