Iran, UN Reach Tentative Nuclear Pact
AMMAN, Jordan—The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said he reached a tentative agreement with Tehran that would allow international inspectors access to sites, scientists and documents the West believes to be related to an alleged Iranian nuclear weapons program.
The announcement in Vienna Tuesday by Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, marks a potential breakthrough in a nearly decadelong effort to contain Iran's nuclear program, say U.S. and European officials. And it could buttress talks set to start Wednesday in Baghdad between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, plus Germany, which are centered on Tehran's nuclear program.
Still, the Obama administration quickly voiced skepticism toward the tentative IAEA deal, noting Tehran's history of allowing verification, and then backing out once international pressure eased.
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