Updated Nov.28,2005 18:46 KST

Iran 'Offered N. Korea Fuel for Nuclear Help'
Iran reportedly offered North Korea natural gas and oil as compensation for help with Tehran's nuclear missile program. Citing unidentified Western sources, the German weekly magazine Der Spiegel reported that a senior Iranian official in mid-October made the proposal during a visit to Pyongyang. The magazine said it was unclear how the North responded.

It added North Korea was an important source of missile technology for Iran and its Shahab-3 missiles are based on North Korea's Rodong rockets.

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