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Iran Clashes With U.S. Over Nuclear Deal at IAEA Talks in Vienna

  • International peace at stake if deal fails, top official says
  • Renewed U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil due by November 4
An Iranian national flag flies from a flagpole in a residential district of Tehran, Iran, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Iran, the world's fifth largest crude producer, has set aside almost nothing for oil investments this year because of the drop in prices.
Photographer: Simon Dawson
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Top energy officials from the U.S. and Iran clashed on Monday with warnings that international peace is at risk as America’s sanctions noose tightens on the Islamic Republic.

The showdown took place at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, where hundreds of diplomats gathered for the nuclear watchdog’s annual meeting. IAEA inspectors are charged with monitoring the landmark nuclear accord between Iran and world powers that U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned in May.