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UN presses Iran on nuclear site

Published:Monday | November 16, 2009 | 6:00 PM

The UN\'s nuclear watchdog says it needs more clarification about the purpose of a recently declared Iranian nuclear site near the city of Qom.



The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also said in a news report that the delayed declaration of the plant raises concern about other possible secret sites.



A UN team was allowed access to inspect the Qom site last month.



Some Western nations fear that Tehran is trying to build nuclear weapons but Iran said its programme is peaceful.



Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh told Iranian media that Tehran has provided all the information about the new facility and has called the IAEA report repetitive.



The US said the report shows that Iran has not met its international obligations.