U.N. Inspectors’ Iran Nuclear Mission Fails as Tehran Denies Access to Key Site

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IAEA inspectors abandoned their mission after Tehran denied them access to the suspect Parchin military test site.

Published Feb. 22 2012 2:07AM EST

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In a crucial mission at a time of escalating tension over Iran, United Nations nuclear inspectors failed to make progress on finding out whether the Islamic republic seeks the bomb, and the International Atomic Energy Agency wasted no time in announcing this.

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U.N. Inspectors’ Iran Nuclear Mission Fails as Tehran Denies Access to Key Site

IAEA inspectors abandoned their mission after Tehran denied them access to the suspect Parchin military test site.

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U.N. Inspectors’ Iran Nuclear Mission Fails as Tehran Denies Access to Key Site

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