New Iran talks fail to strike a deal
The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran failed Friday to agree a deal allowing greater access to Tehran's contested nuclear programme, a setback as world powers prepare for crucial talks in Moscow.
"There has been no progress," IAEA chief inspector Herman Nackaerts announced late Friday after all-day talks with Iran's envoy to the agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh and IAEA deputy director general Rafael Grossi.
"This is disappointing," he said, reading out a prepared statement at a joint briefing with the Iranian ambassador.
The agency has been seeking a deal with Iran that would allow greater access to sites, people and documents tied to Tehran's nuclear programme.
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