Saturday, September 12, 2015

United Nations Inspectors Will Be Present With Iranian Technicians When They Take Parchin Military Site Samples

U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang. REUTERS/JOE KLAMAR/POOL

Reuters: Exclusive: Iran to take Parchin military site samples with IAEA present - diplomats

United Nations inspectors will be present with Iranian technicians as they take samples from a key military site, two Western diplomats said, undercutting an objection by U.S. Republicans to the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

The diplomats were familiar with details of a confidential arrangement between Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog for inspections at the Parchin site, where some countries suspect nuclear weapons-related tests may have taken place.

Iran has denied that allegation, but agreed to accept comprehensive International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of its suspect sites as part of the historic July deal in exchange for an easing of international sanctions.

WNU Editor: After saying no to any access to their military sites .... Iran is now permitting access to inspectors. Let us see if this becomes a trend.

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