Secret Iranian nuclear plant revealed

Does the "no pre-conditions" for negotiations still stand?

Secret Iranian nuclear plant revealed
By Edward Luce in Pittsburgh and James Blitz in London
Published: September 25 2009 10:16 | Last updated: September 25 2009 15:00

Barack Obama on Friday warned Iran to come clean about its suspected nuclear weapons programme following revelations it had built a second covert uranium enrichment facility that it had concealed from international inspectors.

Flanked by Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, and Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, Mr Obama interrupted the start of the G20 global summit to issue a statement calling on Iran to “live up to its obligations”.

“The size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful programme,” said Mr Obama. “Iran is breaking rules that all nations must follow, endangering the global nonproliferation regime and denying its own people access to the opportunity they deserve.”