Iran agrees to UN inspection of nuclear site

Iran has agreed after several months to allow UN inspections of a military site where Washington believes work linked to nuclear…

Iran has agreed after several months to allow UN inspections of a military site where Washington believes work linked to nuclear bomb-making was carried out, the UN nuclear watchdog said today.

"We are going to visit Parchin in the next few days or weeks," Dr Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said.

He said the agency was working out the details of the visit with Iran .

The inspection is part of the IAEA's investigation into allegations Iran has carried out work linked to "weaponisation", the process of testing or assembling a warhead and attaching it to a delivery system.

Dr ElBaradei said there was no evidence Iran had carried out such work.

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