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The IAEA-sponsored deal to supply nuclear fuel for a research reactor in Tehran proposes Iran ship low-enriched uranium to Russia and then France to be processed into higher-grade nuclear fuel and then returned to Iran.

The deal was approved by Russia, France and the United States but rejected by Iran, which proposed a simultaneous exchange, and began enriching uranium itself in lieu of an agreement.

"The fuel exchange deal that was proposed by the former head of IAEA...has been on the agenda for some time. However, improper...propaganda regarding the realization of this proposal forced it to be taken off the agenda," Iranian news agency ISNA quoted Manouchehr Mottaki as saying after talks with new International Atomic Energy Agency head Yukiya Amano.

"Since February, the issue of the uranium exchange has been discussed between different parties and we said that [the Iran Six] showing political will would contribute to the realization of this proposal," the foreign

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