Iran bars UN inspectors
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June 22, 2010, Tuesday
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IRAN has barred two United Nations nuclear inspectors from entering the Islamic Republic, a senior official was quoted as saying yesterday, in a further escalation of an international dispute over Tehran's atomic ambitions.
The move came after the UN Security Council on June 9 imposed a fourth round of sanctions on the major oil producer because of nuclear activity the West suspects is aimed at making bombs. Tehran denies the charge.
The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, said the two inspectors were declared persona non-grata for filing an "untruthful" report by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency about the country's nuclear work. Salehi did not name them nor give details over what elements of the report he did not believe were accurate. The Vienna-based IAEA rejected the Iranian claims.
In its latest report on Iran last month, the agency said Tehran was preparing extra equipment to enrich uranium to higher levels and also continued to stockpile nuclear material.
Enriched uranium can provide fuel for nuclear power plants, or material for bombs.
The nine-page report showed Iran pushing ahead with higher-level enrichment and failing to answer the agency's questions about possible military dimensions to its nuclear work.
The move came after the UN Security Council on June 9 imposed a fourth round of sanctions on the major oil producer because of nuclear activity the West suspects is aimed at making bombs. Tehran denies the charge.
The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, said the two inspectors were declared persona non-grata for filing an "untruthful" report by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency about the country's nuclear work. Salehi did not name them nor give details over what elements of the report he did not believe were accurate. The Vienna-based IAEA rejected the Iranian claims.
In its latest report on Iran last month, the agency said Tehran was preparing extra equipment to enrich uranium to higher levels and also continued to stockpile nuclear material.
Enriched uranium can provide fuel for nuclear power plants, or material for bombs.
The nine-page report showed Iran pushing ahead with higher-level enrichment and failing to answer the agency's questions about possible military dimensions to its nuclear work.
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