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A senior Iranian envoy called yesterday for the UN Security Council to close the file on his country's nuclear activities, saying Iran is close to dispelling fears about its intentions.
But the US said Tehran only wants to "distract the world" and was using "delay tactics" while moving closer to being able to make atomic bombs.
In comments outside a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation board, chief Iranian delegate Ali Asghar Soltanieh portrayed the US as standing alone in saying Tehran has not met its commitments. He said the Americans should "come out of isolation" and recognise Iran is co-operating fully with the IAEA.
The IAEA's latest report yesterday said the agency "knows less and less" about Tehran's nuclear activities.
The report points out the IAEA will be unable to assess the present state of Iran's development unless the Iranians restore fuller inspection rights to UN experts.
"The agency has not been able to verify some important aspects of Iran's nuclear programme including activities that could have military applications," agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said.-AP
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