The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency has raised new concerns over what it calls “possible military dimensions” to Iran’s nuclear activities. In a leaked report, the IAEA said “credible” evidence “indicates that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device.” The IAEA report comes amidst widespread speculation the Israeli government is gearing up for an attack on Iran. The Iranian ambassador to the IAEA condemned the report’s findings.

Ali Asghar Soltanieh: “This report is unbalanced, unprofessional and prepared with a political motivation and under political pressure mostly by United States. This is a pity that this report has diverted from normal practice. Has IAEA found, after 4,000 inspection, mandate inspection, even one gram of material diverted to military purposes? Have the agency found any smoking gun? Therefore, it seems that we are seeing the same scenario of the Bush administration once again, but performed by the director general of IAEA. This is a very dangerous game.”