UN Raises New Questions About Iran’s Nuclear Plans.

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report on Tuesday Iran had acknowledged importing parts for centrifuges capable of making bomb-grade uranium that it previously said were made in the country.

Washington accuses Iran of pursuing a nuclear arms program. Tehran denies this, saying its nuclear program is only for power generation.

“Iran has acknowledged that, contrary to…earlier statements, it had imported some magnets relevant to P2 centrifuges from Asian suppliers,” said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report, obtained by Reuters.

There were also indications Iran’s interest in P2 centrifuges, which can produce bomb-grade uranium twice as fast as earlier P1 centrifuges, was more than a “research and development” on a small amount of centrifuges as it had told the IAEA, the report said.