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Amano: Deal with Iran Reached on Probe

IN THIS ISSUE: Deal with Iran reached on probe, NATO on nuclear weapons, China's North Korea policy, UK ministers approve £350 million contract for Trident replacement, S. Korea to build 500-600 more missiles, Kudankulam moves closer to productivity.

Published on May 22, 2012
 

UN Nuclear Chief: Deal with Iran Reached on Probe

George Jahn | Associated Press

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Despite some remaining differences, a deal has been reached with Iran that will allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart a long-stalled probe into suspicions that Tehran has secretly worked on developing nuclear arms, the U.N. nuclear chief said Tuesday.

The news from International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano, who returned from Tehran on Tuesday, comes just a day before Iran and six world powers meet in Baghdad for negotiations and could present a significant turning point in the heated dispute over Iran's nuclear intentions.   Full Article



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