Special report: Iran Nuclear Crisis
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran has decided to deny the entry
of 38 inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the
semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Monday.
"Iran has made the decision not to allow 38 inspectors from the
IAEA to enter the country, this has been officially communicated to the IAEA,"
ISNA quoted chief of parliamentary national security and foreign affairs Aladdin
Broujerdi as saying.
The senior official didn't disclose anything about the details
of the banned IAEA staffs, but said "their nationality is not the main basis for
us (to choose who's entry permit should be denied)."
Since Tehran's relations with the West has exacerbated due to
the nuclear disputes last year, the Iranian authorities has started to limit the
visit to the country's nuclear sites by inspectors from the UN nuclear
watchdog.
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 1737 on Dec. 23, 2006,
calling on Tehran to suspend its enrichment activities and imposing sanctions on
Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
However, Iran rejected the resolution and vowed to install at
least 3,000 centrifuges by the end of March.
On Dec. 27, the parliament passed a bill obliging the government
to reduce its cooperation with the UN nuclear agency, which was approved by the
powerful Guardians Council immediately and formally became a law.
Related:
Iran invites IAEA members to visit its
nuclear facilities
VIENNA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Some representatives of
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) members have been invited to visit
Iranian nuclear sites from Feb 2 to Feb 6, a senior envoy at IAEA told Xinhua on
Wednesday.
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