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"Iran has attempted to purchase illegal nuclear technologies in contravention of the historic nuclear accord signed with world powers last year, a German intelligence report alleges.
The annual report released by Germany’s domestic security agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), on Thursday said that Iranian attempts to acquire technologies in Germany “continued on a quantitatively high level by international standards” in 2015.
“This was particularly the case for merchandise that could be deployed in the field of nuclear technology,” the report said."
the mullahs have such a great reputation for being trustworthy. How could this have happened?
...But he also suggested that the procurement attempts may stem from forces in Iran that oppose last year's nuclear deal, under which Iran agreed to roll back its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of western economic sanctions.
"There are forces within Iran for which the policies of the country's president and foreign minister are a thorn in the eye," Schaefer said. "They may be trying, one way or another, to undermine or torpedo the nuclear deal and the normalization of relations between us and Iran. We are watching this closely."
Schaefer said Germany had a "great deal of faith" in President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and had the impression that Tehran was doing its best to stick to the deal, which ended a 12-year standoff with the West over the nuclear program.
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