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| Iran nuclear row: UN inspectors barred from Iran site | Iran nuclear row: UN inspectors barred from Iran site |
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| The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has stopped a team of inspectors from visiting a key military site. | The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has stopped a team of inspectors from visiting a key military site. |
| The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says no deal was been reached on inspecting the Parchin site, south of Tehran, despite "intensive efforts". | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says no deal was been reached on inspecting the Parchin site, south of Tehran, despite "intensive efforts". |
| The inspectors had sought to clarify the "possible military dimensions" of Iran's nuclear programme. | The inspectors had sought to clarify the "possible military dimensions" of Iran's nuclear programme. |
| Iran says its programme is for peaceful purposes, but the West suspects it is geared towards making weapons. | Iran says its programme is for peaceful purposes, but the West suspects it is geared towards making weapons. |
| The IAEA says its team is returning from Iran without a deal after two days of talks. The first round of discussions in January also failed to produce a result. | The IAEA says its team is returning from Iran without a deal after two days of talks. The first round of discussions in January also failed to produce a result. |
| "It is disappointing that Iran did not accept our request to visit Parchin," IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said in a statement. | "It is disappointing that Iran did not accept our request to visit Parchin," IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said in a statement. |
| It is suspected that Parchin was the site where explosives related to nuclear weapons may have been tested in recent years. | |
| Tehran has made no public comments of the latest remarks by the Vienna-based IAEA. | |
| The BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna says the refusal to grant access to Parchin does not come as a major surprise, as there has been so little progress in the negotiations between Iran and the IAEA. | |
| Israeli strike speculation | |
| The inspectors' evaluation of their visits may form part of the next report on Iran's nuclear programme, expected later in February. | |
| But last November, the IAEA said it had information suggesting Iran had carried out tests "relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device". | |
| This led to decisions by the US and the European Union to tighten sanctions against Tehran, including measures targeting the country's oil industry. | |
| Tensions have risen further over speculation that Israel may carry out a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. |