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U.S. Envoy Slams Russia for Bid to Shield Iran from IAEA Inspections
(Reuters) U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on Thursday slammed a bid by Russia to shield Iran from inspections by the IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog, which is to verify Iran's compliance with nuclear restrictions under the 2015 deal. Haley has said the IAEA should widen inspections to include military sites, but diplomats say Russia has been trying to restrict the agency's role. "If the Iran nuclear deal is to have any meaning, the parties must have a common understanding of its terms," Haley said in a statement. "It appears that some countries are attempting to shield Iran from even more inspections. Without inspections, the Iran deal is an empty promise."