Published 12:04 IST, August 27th 2020

IAEA chief give details of Iran inspection agreement

Iran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where the country is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material, the UN atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday.

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Iran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where country is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material, UN atomic watchdog ncy said Wednesday.

International Atomic Energy ncy said in a joint statement with Iran that dates for inspections h been agreed, but did t say when y would take place.

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inspections would resolve a months-long impasse between Iran and IAEA, and anuncement came as ncy's Director General Rafael Grossi was on his way home to Vienna after his first visit to Tehran since taking over post in December.

After returning to Austrian capital, Grossi described it as a "very important understanding" which meant IAEA could "do everything that is needed to have an idea of what is going on" at sites.

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12:04 IST, August 27th 2020