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Irans reluctance to address allegations that it pursued nuclear weapons in the past wont impede officials seeking a far-reaching accord regulating its atomic future, said diplomats briefed on the matter.

A resolution to the possible military aspect of Irans nuclear work is one of the key gaps that must be bridged for a deal. United Nations Security Council resolutions demand that Iran clarify whether any of its activities were intended to build a bomb before sanctions can be lifted.

World powers and Iran are focusing their negotiations on defined limits to the Persian Gulf countrys uranium- enrichment work along with a timeline for the retraction of sanctions. Todays New York Times reported that U.S. officials welcomed a Russian proposal to accept Irans enriched uranium and convert it into fuel rods for the production of fuel.

Irans Foreign Ministry denied that a uranium deal had been reached with Russia, Fars news agency reported, citing spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham. No one was available for comment at Russias Foreign Ministry in Moscow today, a national holiday.

The New York Times report echoes analysts who have said a final deal may see Iran selling enrichment services to Russias largest nuclear company in return for precision-made fuel for nuclear reactors.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano told diplomats last month that Irans goal to reach an accord before addressing questions about its past is reasonable, according to two people who attended the meetings, and a third with knowledge of the briefing.

The diplomats asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the talks which resume later this month in the Austrian capital. The agencys press department declined to comment in an e-mail.

Now is not the best time to make rapid progress, Amano said at the Brookings Institution in Washington Oct. 31. But it doesnt mean there will not be progress in the future.

The IAEAs quarterly report about Iran is scheduled to be circulated among member states this week in Vienna. Inspectors are expected to say that Iran has hewed closely to an interim agreement that capped some nuclear activities in exchange for limited sanctions relief, according to the diplomats.

Amano said his August visit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani showed that political will exists in Iran to resolve the nuclear dispute. Rouhani began the current negotiating round after a September 2013 phone call with Barack Obama.

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Iran Nuclear Past Said Not Impediment to Ending Standoff