US took Iran’s assets through pre-revolution nuclear consortium, says nuclear chief

Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, accused the United States of deceiving Iran prior to the 1979 revolution by proposing a nuclear fuel consortium that ultimately excluded Tehran after securing its investment.

“This is exactly what the Americans told Iran before the revolution—they said, do not enter the nuclear fuel cycle,” Eslami said, according to Tasnim News.

“They proposed forming a consortium, and it was established after they took a billion dollars from the Shah. It was based in France, and as soon as it was formed, they said non-European countries cannot be members.”