IAEA must provide proper argument for accessing certain sites in Iran: Iranian nuclear chief

TEHRAN,Aug.27(MNA) – Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Fereydoun Abbasi Davani said that the International Atomic Energy Agency must provide a proper argument for why it is seeking to inspect certain sites in Iran. Abbasi made the remarks during an interview with reporters in Tehran on Sunday, two days after a new round of talks was held between Iranian and IAEA officials in Vienna. On Friday, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards Herman Nackaerts issued a statement in which he wrote, “The discussions today were intensive, but important differences remain between Iran and the Agency that prevented agreement on” a structured approach document to resolve all the outstanding issues. After Friday’s talks, the Iranian ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said, “Undoubtedly some progress” was made, but differences remained.