Iran's atomic energy chief Gholamreza Aghazadeh speaks to journalists at a press conference in Tehran June 10, 2003. Iran denied Tuesday having any hidden nuclear facilities that should have been declared to U.N. inspectors, following a critical U.N. report of Tehran's nuclear program that Washington called 'deeply troubling.' The International Atomic Energy Agency report accused Iran of failing to declare the import of uranium in 1991 and of failing to show where and how it was processed.
Iran Open to More Nuclear Monitoring
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran would agree to additional international monitoring of its nuclear development, but only if it is allowed to acquire more advanced technology, the head of the country's atomic program said Tuesday.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, which visited Iran's nuclear facilities earlier this year, wants Tehran to allow inspectors unfettered access to its facilities without prior notice.
Washington accuses Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons and is pressing the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency to declare Iran in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Iranian officials insist the nuclear program is entirely peaceful, aimed only at producing electricity.