Iran says it has no more nuke secrets

Iran on Thursday acknowledged having been ‘‘discreet’’ about its nuclear programme in the past but said it had no more secrets after giving the United Nations what it called a full declaration of all its nuclear activities.

The head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, said Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Akbar Salehi, delivered the declaration eight days ahead of an IAEA deadline for Iran to prove it has no secret atomic weapons programme as Washington alleges. ‘‘I was assured that the report I got today is a comprehensive and accurate declaration,’’ ElBaradei said. ‘‘It is a large set of documents.’’

JeM, Hizbul oppose Indian initiative

Islamabad: Militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen on Thursday opposed a peace plan unveiled by India a day earlier, and one group threatened to block a proposed bus service that would link opposite sides of Kashmir for the first time in 55 years. ‘‘By running this bus, India wants to prove there are two Kashmirs,’’ said Wali Hassan Baba, Jaish spokesman. AP)

Salehi declined to give any details about the declaration, a stack of papers in a binder about one and half inches thick. ElBaradei has not had a chance to look through the declaration and declined to say whether Iran had fulfilled the requirements of a tough IAEA resolution passed on September 12. ‘‘I hope we will come to the conclusion that we have seen all past nuclear activities in Iran and that all materials and activities in Iran are under safeguards,’’ he said. (Reuters)