UN Nuclear Inspectors Visit Iran in Two-Day Tour
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IIPA via Getty Image(TEHRAN, Iran) — United Nations nuclear inspectors began a two-day tour of Iran on Monday.
The visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) comes a day after the Iran oil ministry announced a halt in oil exports to Britain and France in response to the European Union’s sanctions on the nation in January. This will the second visit this year by the inspectors to Iran. A report on the visit is expected in few weeks.
Iran insists they are developing new energy sources, however, IAEA inspectors’ visit in November suggested the country may be moving towards developing nuclear weapons, prompting western countries to impose further sanctions on Iran.
The IAEA chief inspector says his priority in visiting Iran this week is to clarify “possible military dimensions” of the country’s nuclear program, reports BBC News.
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