Iran Open to Plutonium Check as Atomic Monitors Defer Action
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Iran encouraged United Nations nuclear monitors to use powerful new detection technologies to dispel international concern that the Persian Gulf country is seeking to build atomic weapons.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-member board of governors will conclude its quarterly meeting today in Vienna without raising pressure on Iran. World powers reiterated their concerns in a statement about Iran’s nuclear program while highlighting “deep concern” about the planned startup of a plutonium-producing reactor next year.