The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a Report by the Director General on May 29, 2015. The report states that the IAEA remains concerned about a military dimension of Iran's nuclear program, including the development of a nuclear payload for a missile. It notes that the Agency had previously found Iran had undertaken activities related to developing a nuclear explosion device and it said the organization continues to stand by that conclusion. The Agency further reports that Iran's response has been to dismiss the IAEA's concerns. Moreover, the IAEA reports that Iran is actively undermining the Agency's ability to conduct verification.
The IAEA report is a huge red flag in the midst of the ongoing American-Iran talks. Having discovered past evidence of the militarization of Iran's nuclear program, and in light of Iran's current lack of cooperation, the Agency is refusing to verify that Iran's nuclear activities are peaceful.
Portions of the report are as follows:
"Possible Military Dimensions
Previous reports by the Director General have identified outstanding issues related to possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme and actions required of Iran to resolve these. The Agency remains concerned about the possible existence in Iran of undisclosed nuclear-related activities involving military related organizations, including activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile. Iran is required to cooperate fully with the Agency on all outstanding issues, particularly those which give rise to concerns about the possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme, including by providing access without delay to all sites, equipment, persons and documents requested by the Agency.
The Annex to the Director General's November 2011 report (GOV/2011/65) provided a detailed analysis of the information available to the Agency at that time, indicating that Iran has carried out activities that are relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device. This information is assessed by the Agency to be, overall, credible. The Agency has obtained more information since November 2011 that has further corroborated the analysis contained in that Annex.
In February 2012, Iran dismissed the Agency's concerns, largely on the grounds that Iran considered them to be based on unfounded allegations, and in August 2014, Iran stated that 'most of the issues' in the Annex to GOV/2011/65 were 'mere allegations and do not merit consideration'....
Since the Director General's previous report, at a particular location at the Parchin site, the Agency has continued to observe, through satellite imagery, the presence of vehicles, equipment and probable construction materials, but no further external changes to the buildings on the site. As previously reported, the activities that have taken place at this location since February 2012 are likely to have undermined the Agency's ability to conduct effective verification. It remains important for Iran to provide answers to the Agency's questions and access to the particular location at the Parchin site...
...[T]he Agency is not in a position to provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran, and therefore to conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities."