Some Administration officials - as well as independent arms-control analysts - say they believe that the assessment underestimates the scope of Iranian intentions.

Today, however, he said: "I don't have any way of knowing about Iranian intentions when they fired their latest missile.

And Saudi Arabia's general reconciliation with Iran has also helped calm suspicions about Iranian intentions.

ElBaradei's successor is less sanguine about evidence of Iranian intentions.

For those who are cynical about Iranian intentions, any amount of proof is sufficient.

Many experts argue that there is not much time to test Iranian intentions.

They remain very cynical about Iranian intentions.

He said Iraqi officials "carefully sifted through" the statements made by Teheran since Monday and decided that there was reason to question Iranian intentions.

The Iranian intention to pursue "research" activities was announced earlier in the week, and it left many in the West puzzled and angry.

Today they are talking about Iranian intentions [to have nuclear weapons] that may or may not exist," said the former weapons inspector.