On Wednesday, Israel's largest circulation daily newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, wrote that the revival of decades-old plans for a nuclear power plant presented a dilemma for Israel because it would come under pressure to accept international supervision of its nuclear programs.
Iran has been willing to allow the I.A.E.A.'s supervision of its nuclear sites.
Iran also offered to allow inspectors "full supervision" of its nuclear activities for the next five years, in exchange for lifting sanctions.
The poem assailed Israel for its threats to attack Iran over its nuclear program, called for supervision of Israel's nuclear weapons and warned that Germany, through its sales of submarines to Israel, risked being complicit in a crime.
The proposal, made in a letter from Mr. Mottaki to the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, includes the creation of international fuel production facilities in Iran and other countries — a longstanding goal of Iran — as well as improved supervision of Iran's nuclear program by the atomic energy agency, which is based in Vienna.
And he said he would never allow United Nations supervision of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
The new agency reported to the Secretary of Defense through the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and was given responsibility for the supervision of all Department of Defense nuclear testing, which had hitherto been handled by the individual services.
WASHINGTON — Iran on Monday made its first counterproposal in two years to ease the confrontation with the West over its nuclear program, offering to allow international inspectors "full supervision" of the country's nuclear activities for the next five years, but on the condition that the mounting sanctions against Iran are lifted.
PAGE A4 INSPECTORS OFFERED ACCESS Iran made its first counterproposal in two years to ease the confrontation with the West over its nuclear program, offering to allow international inspectors "full supervision" of the country's nuclear activities for the next five years, but on the condition that the mounting sanctions against Iran be lifted.
Fereydoon Abbasi, the head of Iran's atomic energy agency, offered to allow international inspectors "full supervision" of the country's nuclear activities for the next five years in return for the lifting of international sanctions.
