The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Iran is not a nuclear danger to the world. Speaking to the Arabic-language television Al-Arabiya late on Thursday, Mohamed ElBaradei added, "The problem with Iran's nuclear case is that the country did not report its nuclear activities to the IAEA since it began its program 20 years ago. But, of course, Iran had reasons for not doing so and that was the sanctions imposed on the country. So at that time Iran could not reveal its nuclear program." Considering as logical Iran's decision to hide its programs during those 20 years, ElBaradei however explained the difficulty the IAEA faced in proving that Iran's activities in all those years were not aimed at the development of nuclear weaponry. "But during the inspections in recent years, we could not find any technical clue or specific evidence that shows Iran's program is of military nature," said the IAEA chief. "This is a significant achievement."
ElBaradei once again underlined that the only way to resolve the misunderstanding in the West over Iran's nuclear program was all-round negotiations, which in turn could lead to finding solutions to the regional security issues as well. "War is not the solution; it is a disaster for the region. If another war breaks out, everything gets messed up," he added.