Iran is building arsenal of nuclear warheads, UN warns

PanARMENIAN.Net - There is a ‘compelling case’ that Iran is secretly building an arsenal of nuclear warheads, the United Nations warns.

As speculation mounts that Israel or the U.S. could lead a military strike against Iran, a report clearly rejects Tehran’s claims its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

Although the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency will stop short of explicitly saying Iran is making its own nuclear bombs, it will give plenty of new details.

Its report, due to be released next week, will also add to areas of concern that the UN has raised previously.

"There are bits of it which clearly can only be for clandestine nuclear purposes," said an official.

The IAEA will also make public findings which its authors say make little sense unless they are weapons-related, Daily Mail reported.

Tehran denies secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons, insisting it is enriching uranium for reactors to generate electricity.