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Iran: Uranium to Go to Turkey, Brazil for Enrichment Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 17 May 2010 Photo: AP Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, his Brazilian counterpart Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, left, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, talk before signing an agreement to ship most of Iran's enriched uranium to Turkey in a nuclear fuel swap deal, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 17, 2010 Iran says it has agreed to send much of its uranium stockpile to Turkey in a swap for nuclear fuel, marking a possible breakthrough in a stalemate over its nuclear program.  Under a deal forged with Turkey and Brazil, Iran would hand over 1,200 kilograms of low-enriched uranium -- much of its known stockpile -- to Turkey.  In exchange, Tehran would receive further enriched nuclear fuel.  It was not immediately clear where the processing would take place. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tehran will send information to the International Atomic Energy agency within a week. "Further details of the exchange will be elaborated through a written agreement and proper arrangement between Iran and the Vienna Group that specifically committed themselves to deliver 120 KGs of fuel needed for the Tehran research reactor PRR," Mottaki said. If the agreement goes through, it could slow the growing momentum for a fourth round of international sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program. The United States and others worry Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, which require even more highly enriched uranium. Iran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes. The outline of the swap appears much the same as one proposed by the United Nation's nuclear agency last year, except with Russia and France designated as the countries for swapping and enrichment.    By taking uranium out of Iran, international powers hope to buy time to persuade Tehran to allow full monitoring of its nuclear program by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran initially agreed to that deal, then spent months expressing varying degrees of commitment and proposing alternate scenarios, including a swap on Iranian territory. It also continued to enrich uranium both at previous and higher levels. Turkey and Brazil are seen as more amenable partners to Iran, in part because they have opposed the idea of more sanctions. The agreement also gives Iran a central role in choosing where the uranium would go. Iran says it has agreed to send much of its uranium stockpile to Turkey in a swap for nuclear fuel, marking a possible breakthrough in a stalemate about its nuclear program.   Under a deal forged with Turkey and Brazil, Iran would hand over 1,200 kilograms of low-enriched uranium -- much of its known stockpile -- to Turkey.  In exchange, Tehran would receive further enriched nuclear fuel.  It was not immediately clear where the processing would take place. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Tehran will send information to the International Atomic Energy agency within a week. "Further details of the exchange will be elaborated through a written agreement and proper arrangement between Iran and the Vienna Group that specifically committed themselves to deliver 120 KGs of fuel needed for the Tehran research reactor PRR," Mottaki said. If the agreement goes through, it could slow the growing momentum for a fourth round of international sanctions on Iran for its disputed nuclear program. The United States and others worry Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, which require even more highly enriched uranium. Iran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes. The outline of the swap appears much the same as one proposed by the United Nation's nuclear agency last year, except, instead of Russia and France, Turkey and Brazil designated as the countries for swapping and enrichment.    Iran's announcement was met with much skepticism among Israeli officials, who say they view Tehran's move as another possible delay tactic.   A senior Israeli official told VOA his government is waiting to see what is in the details of the agreement. The official says his government is concerned that Iran may be, in his words, playing a trick to avoid further sanctions, while continuing with what Israel believes is Tehran's pursuit to develop technology for weapons of mass destruction. Israeli cabinet member Benjamin Ben Eliezer told Israeli radio his country has learned not to trust Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.  He says past experience has shown that all agreements and promises from Mr. Ahmedinejad have led to nothing except that the Iranian leader has continued on his way to enrich uranium, and come closer each day to having a nuclear bomb. He says time will tell and the deal remains up in the air of whether Mr. Ahmedinejad will, in the minister's words, continue to swindle the world. Some Israeli analysts say the agreement can be considered a breakthrough, if the details reveal that Iran will hand over the uranium supplies in one batch under international supervision. VOA's Luis Ramirez contributed to this report from Jerusalem .