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Wed 11 Nov 2006CIA has no evidence of Iran nuclear plan, says reportUS: A secret CIA assessment is yet to find any conclusive evidence that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, according to a US magazine.The New Yorker story by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said the analysis was based on intelligence collected by satellites, and on other evidence such as tests on water and smoke plumes for radioactivity.