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| Iran MPs urge reduced IAEA ties | |
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| The Iranian parliament has urged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government to reduce co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog. | The Iranian parliament has urged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government to reduce co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog. |
| The move comes two days after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) rebuked Iran for covering up a uranium enrichment plant. | The move comes two days after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) rebuked Iran for covering up a uranium enrichment plant. |
| Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful energy purposes, but the US says it is seeking nuclear weapons. | Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful energy purposes, but the US says it is seeking nuclear weapons. |
| In September, it emerged that Iran had built a new uranium enrichment plant. | In September, it emerged that Iran had built a new uranium enrichment plant. |
| The plant, near the town of Qom, is in addition to its uranium enrichment facility at Natanz. | The plant, near the town of Qom, is in addition to its uranium enrichment facility at Natanz. |
| The disclosure deepened Western fears about the country's nuclear ambitions. | |
| Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said the IAEA rebuke showed the US and other powers were engaged "outdated games" and searching for a "chance for haggling". | |
| Mr Larijani, who was previously Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, said: "Do not make the parliament and the Iranian nation choose another path and seriously decrease co-operation with the IAEA." |