Iran’s Nod to IAEA Monitor Rights Sets Path for Nuclear Deal
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Iran said it recognizes the right of United Nations monitors to seek visits to sensitive sites and question nuclear officials, meeting one requirement for the accord diplomats are seeking to conclude in the next few days.
In the first such interpretation of what the International Atomic Energy Agency’s so-called Additional Protocol allows, a senior Iranian negotiator told reporters in Vienna that, should a deal be reached, monitors will receive broad access to facilities, potentially including military locations. Iran won’t though allow itself to be coerced into exposing non-nuclear, military-industrial secrets, the envoy said, asking not to be named in line with diplomatic rules.