Iran, UN agency agree to expand nuke probe
Source: Associated Press
February 9, 2014 | Updated: February 9, 2014 11:32am
VIENNA (AP) — Iran agreed Sunday to open its nuclear activities to greater purview for U.N. experts seeking to revive their probe into suspicions that Tehran might have worked on atomic weapons.
Substantial progress in restarting that probe after more than six years of inconclusive attempts would be a breakthrough for the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency, and it was unclear whether weekend discussions by the two sides in Tehran had moved toward that stage.
But both Iran and the IAEA spoke of progress in a process that the agency hopes will unroll as a step-by-step approach to unresolved questions, starting with less sensitive issues and progressing to the arms-related queries.
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An IAEA statement Sunday said Iran had complied with the first steps of that deal and both sides on the weekend signed off on an additional "seven practical measures" to be implemented by Iran by May 15. The Islamic Republic's official IRNA news agency said Iran will provide information on mines, facilities and source materials of nuclear and laser activities.
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