Russia says upset by upcoming IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program

Moscow on Tuesday accused International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for its report on Iran's nuclear program of causing conjectures, saying it would add tension to relations between Tehran and the West. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the IAEA report, which is expected to be published this week, has already aroused rumors and speculations. "Even before it has been officially distributed among the IAEA member states in Vienna, the report has produced conjectures, rumors and political speculation," the ministry said. "Moscow is seriously upset and perplexed by the fact that the IAEA report on Iran is being transformed into a source of new tensions related to the Iranian nuclear program," it said. The ministry said it hasn't received the full text and asked to study the report calmly and carefully. "The report should be analyzed in a calm atmosphere, because it is important to find out whether there are new and true facts that could bolster suspicions that the Iranian nuclear program includes a military component, or it's only a matter involving deliberate and counterproductive attempts to whip up emotions," the ministry said. The IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program may contain information on the country's engagement in nuclear weapons. Despite Tehran's repeated insistence on the "peaceful" nature of its nuclear program, western countries continue to raise concerns that it will use the uranium enrichment to make nuclear weapons. Recent tensions between Iran and the West over the sensitive issue have raised concerns that the United States and Israel may consider a possible military strike on Iran's nuclear sites.