Khamenei won't allow foreign inspectors to interview Iran's nuclear scientists


Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, said on Wednesday that he won't allow foreigners to inspect Iran's military sites or to interview scientists in the country.
According to Iran's IRNA news agency, Khamenei said that he "will not permit aliens to come and interview with scientists who have gotten the domestic nuclear knowledge to this level." Khamenei also said he wouldn't stand for "unreasonable demands" during nuclear talks.
In April, Iran agreed to having U.N. inspectors review some sites. Politico notes that the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency hasn't accessed Iran's Parchin nuclear complex in 10 years.
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