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Atul Aneja
MANAMA: Iran has sought an explanation about the reported comments by Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf in a German magazine that it was "very anxious to have the bomb." Gen. Musharraf's observation has appeared in Germany's Der Spiegel magazine published on Saturday. Iran has repeatedly denied that it was seeking nuclear weapons and has maintained that its atomic programme was meant for generating electricity and other peaceful purposes. Responding to the Pakistani leader's comments, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said it was "very unlikely that Mr. Musharraf said such a thing, because he knows better." "We hope that the Pakistanis explain that this report was distorted." Mr. Asefi however added that, "It is not the business of other countries to comment in this regard. It is up to us to say what we are seeking and not seeking." Analysts point out that Gen. Musharraf's comments acquire significance as it is suspected that Pakistan has an insight into the Iranian nuclear programme. Much of Iran's black market nuclear shopping came from a network run by Pakistani nuclear scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan. Pakistan has admitted that the network sold Iran centrifuge components, which are used for enriching uranium. Centrifuges can enrich uranium to varying degrees of purity. Low enriched uranium is used as rector fuel to generate electricity but when enriched beyond 90 per cent, it can be used in a nuclear weapon. The U.S. has mounted a feverish effort to have Iran's case referred to the U.N. Security Council for sanctions.
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