Iran moves towards draft nuclear deal
![Recently disclosed Iranian nuclear enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200909/r443041_2141466.jpg "Recently disclosed Iranian nuclear enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom. [AFP]")
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Recently disclosed Iranian nuclear enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom. [AFP]
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The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voiced support for a draft agreement struck with Russia, France, and the United States.
Under the deal, Iran would send about 75 percent of its enriched uranium reserve abroad for conversion into fuel for a research reactor that produces medical isotopes.
The IAEA had given Iran and the other countries until Friday to agree to the deal.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Iran must take quick action to carry out the plan.
Iran's ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says Iran is "cooperating fully".
He said: "Of course, you are well aware that we are masters of enrichment technology.
"We can produce the fuel for ourselves for this reactor for 20 percent enrichment.
"But we have decided that we will receive the fuel from the potential suppliers which are willing to do so instead of that, under the auspices of the IAEA."
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