Iran and UN nuclear watchdog agree extension to inspections
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from on (#5J6JN)
Agreement between Tehran and IAEA means wider talks on US lifting sanctions can recommence
Iran and the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), have overcome their differences to seal a one-month stop-gap" extension of limited UN inspections of Iran's nuclear activities.
The agreement, lasting until 24 June, comes despite the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, claiming on Sunday that the previous three-month agreement had expired and implying it might not be replaced.
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