Fox News Network December 02, 2004
FOX SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRIT HUME
BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It has been the focus of U.S. and Israeli intelligence agents, according to U.S. officials. The opposition group also says it's located a launch site for the missiles near the Iran-Iraq border. Experts who have analyzed the photos say there is reason for concern.
JOHN PIKE, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG: We've seen similar facilities in North Korea. We've seen similar facilities in Pakistan. There they are part of those countries' nuclear weapons programs. And when you see the same sort of facility in Iran, you have to conclude that it's probably part of Iran's nuclear weapons program as well.
BAIER: This comes just three days after the International Atomic Energy Agency gave its blessing to an agreement between Iran and three European countries, stating that Iran would suspend all of its nuclear ambitions in exchange for trade deals. But Iranian opposition leaders say there is no way for IAEA inspectors to be sure Iran is complying.
ALIREZA JAFARZADEH, FOX FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST: The present arrangement says the IAEA can only inspect sites that are already declared by Iran as nuclear-related sites. And it's ironic because none of the sites that are now known as nuclear-related sites were actually declared by Iran itself. Rather, they were all exposed by the Iranian opposition.
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BAIER: A spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry today called the accusations "baseless," charging the opposition groups always fabricate stories. but at the State Department officials said if Iran really wanted to demonstrate to the world that it was not developing nuclear weapons, if it really had nothing to hide, the Iranian leadership would allow all sites to be inspected. -- Brit.
BRIT HUME, HOST: Thank you.
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