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IAEA reports progress in Iran nuclear talks – Israel News, Ynetnews.

Deputy director of UN atomic agency says talks to be held on January 16 expected to lead to deal on investigation into Tehran’s nuclear program

Reuters

Talks between the UN atomic agency and Iran are expected to lead to a deal next month on how to conduct an investigation into Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, the chief UN inspector said after returning from Tehran on Friday.

“We were able to make progress,” Herman Nackaerts, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told reporters at Vienna airport after Thursday’s discussions in Tehran.

More talks are due with Iran on Jan. 16.

“We expect to finalize the structured approach and start implementing it then shortly after that,” he said, referring to a framework agreement that would allow the IAEA to resume its long-stalled investigation into suspected atomic bomb research in Iran.

“We had good meetings,” Nackaerts added.

The comments were in line with those made by Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, to Iranian media after the one-day meeting in Tehran. Iranian media also said a new meeting would take place in the capital on Jan. 16.

Nevertheless, Iran’s state TV says there’s no agreement with the UN nuclear watchdog agency on visiting the Parchin military base.

The IAEA suspects Iran tested explosives that could be used in nuclear weapons there. Iran denies that and says the evidence was “forged.”

Iran, one of the world’s largest oil producers, denies Western allegations it is seeking to develop the means and technologies needed to assemble nuclear weapons.

Its economy is struggling with the burden of increasingly tough Western sanctions.

AP contributed to this report

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