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Iran visit for UN nuclear chief Iran visit for UN nuclear chief
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The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, has arrived in Iran to discuss inspectors' access to a recently revealed uranium facility. The head of UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, is in Iran to discuss inspectors' access to a recently revealed uranium facility.
Iran announced the existence of the enrichment plant, built into a mountain near the city of Qom, late last month.Iran announced the existence of the enrichment plant, built into a mountain near the city of Qom, late last month.
US President Barack Obama has urged the country to give the UN agency "unfettered access" within two weeks. The US has urged Iran to give the IAEA "unfettered access" within two weeks.
The IAEA chief arrived as Iran's president accused Mr Obama of making a "historic mistake" revealing the plant. The visit comes as the New York Times quoted an internal IAEA report as saying Iran could have the know-how to produce a workable nuclear bomb.
"The US president made a big and historic mistake," Iranian state TV quoted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying during a speech on Saturday. The confidential report, excerpts of which have also been published on the website of the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), emphasises that its conclusions are tentative and unconfirmed.
"Later it became clear that [Mr Obama's] information was wrong and that we had no secrecy." "The agency ... assesses that Iran has sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable implosion nuclear device based upon highly enriched uranium as the fission fuel," ISIS quoted the report as saying.
New talks The New York Times said this went well beyond the public positions taken by the US and other countries on the possibility of Iran creating a bomb, but Mr ElBaradei had raised doubts about the report's reliability.
Mr ElBaradei is due to stay in Tehran for two days, but is not expected to visit any nuclear facility. Iran denies any attempt to develop nuclear weapons.
'Historic mistake'
Mr ElBaradei is due to stay in Tehran until Monday.
IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITES Iran insists that all its nuclear facilities are for energy, not military purposesBushehr: Nuclear power plantIsfahan: Uranium conversion plantNatanz: Uranium enrichment plant, 4,592 working centrifuges, with 3,716 more installedSecond enrichment plant: Existence revealed to IAEA in Sept 2009. Separate reports say it is near Qom, and not yet operationalArak: Heavy water plant Key nuclear sites in detail A high-stakes game Q&A: Iran and the nuclear issue Talks herald new phase for Iran
He is to meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, AFP news agency said, but is not expected to visit any nuclear facility.
His visit comes days after a renewal of talks in Geneva between major world powers and Iran.His visit comes days after a renewal of talks in Geneva between major world powers and Iran.
Before his arrival, officials said Mr ElBaradei would discuss dates and conditions for IAEA access to the site, and would meet Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation.
Tehran insists it has the right to develop nuclear energy, but the revelation of the second enrichment facility has heightened fears among Western governments that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons.Tehran insists it has the right to develop nuclear energy, but the revelation of the second enrichment facility has heightened fears among Western governments that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons.
We're committed to serious and meaningful engagement, but we're not interested in talking for the sake of talking US President Barack Obama A high-stakes game Q&A: Iran and the nuclear issue Talks herald new phase for Iran
The talks in Geneva earlier this week were the first between Iran and the six world powers - the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany - since July 2008.The talks in Geneva earlier this week were the first between Iran and the six world powers - the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany - since July 2008.
Officials said they marked "engagement" on the part of Iran after the country agreed to co-operate "fully and immediately" on the second enrichment facility.Officials said they marked "engagement" on the part of Iran after the country agreed to co-operate "fully and immediately" on the second enrichment facility.
The two sides also agreed to hold further talks in October.The two sides also agreed to hold further talks in October.
Mr Obama underlined on Thursday that the US expected Tehran to take "constructive actions" to convince the world that it was not trying to build a nuclear weapon. US President Barack Obama underlined on Thursday that the US expected Tehran to take "constructive actions" to convince the world that it was not trying to build a nuclear weapon.