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UN nuclear watchdog urges Iran to allow inspections of old sites

The watchdog agency's board hadn't issued a formal rebuke of Iran since 2012.
An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019.   REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RC1DCEC85C40

The board of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency on Friday issued a rare condemnation of Iran for stonewalling its nuclear inspectors, and called on the country to allow the agency access to two undeclared sites.  

The resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) 35-nation Board of Governors was the first to formally criticize the Islamic Republic since 2012. Drafted by the E3 — France, United Kingdom and Germany — the text “calls on Iran to fully cooperate with the Agency and satisfy the Agency’s requests without any further delay, including by providing prompt access to the locations specified by the Agency.” 

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