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| Iran 'misses' nuclear probe deadline | Iran 'misses' nuclear probe deadline |
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| Iran has missed a deadline to answer questions about its nuclear programme, the IAEA global nuclear watchdog says. | Iran has missed a deadline to answer questions about its nuclear programme, the IAEA global nuclear watchdog says. |
| Iran had agreed to provide information to help allay concerns about a military dimension to its programme, but had failed to do so, the IAEA reported. | Iran had agreed to provide information to help allay concerns about a military dimension to its programme, but had failed to do so, the IAEA reported. |
| These include suspected work on detonators which can set off nuclear bombs and high explosive charges. | These include suspected work on detonators which can set off nuclear bombs and high explosive charges. |
| It comes weeks before a deadline for Iran and world powers to reach a final deal to resolve the nuclear issue. | It comes weeks before a deadline for Iran and world powers to reach a final deal to resolve the nuclear issue. |
| The US, EU and other powers suspect Iran is secretly seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has strongly denied the charge, insisting its programme is purely for peaceful purposes. | The US, EU and other powers suspect Iran is secretly seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has strongly denied the charge, insisting its programme is purely for peaceful purposes. |
| Since the election of President Hassan Rouhani last year, Iran has promised to further co-operate with the IAEA. | Since the election of President Hassan Rouhani last year, Iran has promised to further co-operate with the IAEA. |
| Last November, Iran and the IAEA reached an agreement which outlined how Iran would co-operate with the agency's investigations into Iran's past nuclear activities and address the agency's concerns. | |
| In an IAEA report released on Friday, the agency said that some of five steps that were meant to be completed by 25 August had been missed. | |
| It also said more activity had been conducted at a military base in Parchin, where research on developing nuclear weapons is alleged to have taken place. | |
| "These activities are likely to have further undermined the agency's ability to conduct effective verification," the AFP news agency quotes the report as saying. | |
| The IAEA negotiations are separate from a parallel diplomatic process between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US, Russia, China, Britain and France - plus Germany, known at the 5+1 group. | |
| Two months ago, they agreed to extend the deadline from 20 July to 24 November to reach a comprehensive agreement under which Iran would curb its nuclear activities in exchange for the easing of economic sanctions. | |
| US and Iranian officials are currently meeting in Geneva to hammer out a deal. |