U.S. Expects Iran to Persist With Nuclear Program

U.S. officials said yesterday that a draft National Intelligence Estimate indicates that Iran is not likely to be deterred from developing a nuclear program that the United States and other Western nations believe is aimed at weapons development, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Aug. 23).

Iran has insisted its nuclear program is intended only for power production.

Discontent over Iran’s economic troubles is also unlikely to produce regime change in the country, according to the report.

Officials said the draft report, which would represent the long-term consensus of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, is expected to be ready for U.S. President George W. Bush to review within the next few weeks (Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press/London Guardian, Aug. 24).

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