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| Iran's Rouhani aims to limit nuclear inspections, warns of talks delay |
| 2015-06-15 |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday a comprehensive nuclear deal could be delayed if world powers brought new issues into play, and he would not accept a U.N. inspections regime that jeopardized state secrets. Iran is aiming to strike an accord with six powers by June 30 that would curtail its nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions. But negotiators have hit an impasse in part over how much enhanced access ineffective International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors should have to Iranian sites. "Iran will absolutely not allow its national secrets to fall into the hands of foreigners through the Additional Protocol or any other means," Rouhani said in a televised news conference, referring to an IAEA provision that would allow more intrusive inspections in the Islamic Theocratic Republic. U.S. and French diplomats have called for Iran to accept stringent measures including granting inspectors access to its military sites as well as inspections on as little as two hours notice -- access that the Protocol could encompass. Rouhani said Iran could embrace the Protocol, noting that other states that are signatories to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) had done so without problem. But he insisted Iran should not face especially far-reaching measures. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Rouhani: "Because we said so." USA DoS: Uh, OK. Did you know The Secretary served in Vietnam? |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-06-15 15:11 |