Despite nuclear probe progress, IAEA access to key Iran site elusive




 
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Despite nuclear probe progress, IAEA access to key Iran site elusive
 
May 26th, 2014  
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Despite nuclear probe progress, IAEA access to key Iran site elusive
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog appears no closer to finding out what happened at a military site at the center of its investigation into suspected atom bomb research by Iran, despite signs Tehran is becoming more cooperative. A confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran for the first time in years had begun engaging with a long-stymied IAEA inquiry into allegations that it may have worked on designing a nuclear weapon. But any hope that Iran may be ready to fully address concerns about its nuclear activities will be tempered as long as it refuses to give the U.N. agency access to a location at the Parchin base southeast of Tehran, and information about it. U.S. officials say it is vital for Iran to answer IAEA questions if Washington and five other powers are to reach a broader nuclear settlement with Iran by a self-imposed deadline of July 20.




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