Iran gets more time
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog this week drew up a timetable for Iran to provide explanations about its nuclear activities. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency refused to release details of the agreement, but most analysts expected it would provide for IAEA access to Iranian nuclear sites. The Bush administration was not satisfied by the move. “Although we welcome this development, and resolution of these issues is long overdue, it is insufficient and does not amount to compliance with Iran’s Security Council obligations,” said State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos. The U.N. Security Council demanded last year that Iran immediately stop enriching uranium, a process that Iran insists is intended for nuclear power generation but which can also make fuel for a nuclear bomb.
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