UN Nuclear Agency Accepts Samples from Iran’s Self-Inspection of Parchin

The International Atomic Energy Agency is sticking to its secret agreement with Iran to allow it to monitor its own nuclear program.

Iran said Monday that it has provided samples to the UN nuclear agency collected by its own experts at the Parchin military site, where Western nations suspect it had worked on detonators for nuclear weapons.

The transfer came a day after Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was taken on a ceremonial tour of the military site and appeared to be part of a confidential draft agreement with the agency that allows Iran to gather its own samples.

Amano was paying a visit to Iran that will help to determine whether sanctions will be lifted. Article continues below…

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