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Iran Stalls UN Probe into Its Atomic Past
(Wall Street Journal) Jay Solomon and Laurence Norman - Talks over Iran's nuclear program have hit a stumbling block because Tehran has failed to cooperate with a UN probe into whether it tried to build atomic weapons in the past, say people close to the negotiations. In response, the U.S. is revising its demands on Iran to address these concerns before agreeing to finalize a nuclear deal which would repeal UN sanctions. The ability of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to verify whether Iran is abiding by any deal to prevent it from racing to develop a nuclear weapon depends, in part, on an understanding of its past work. The U.S. is seeking to get Iran's upfront approval to implement a scaled-back version of the IAEA's 2013 agreement with Iran to a 12-step work plan to resolve questions related to possible weaponization work. IAEA head Yukiya Amano said Iran has addressed only one of the 12 areas.