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Clarification of Iran's alleged atomic bomb program possible if Iran implements measures of final deal: IAEA

Xinhua, June 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN nuclear watch dog is waiting for a final Iranian nuclear deal to help clarify the alleged Tehran nuclear weapon plan.

In a statement to a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Yukiya Amano, director general of the agency said he is confident that the clarification of the possible military dimensions of the Iranian nuclear program is possible if Iran implements the measures envisaged in the Lausanne announcement.

Iran and five UN Security Council permanent members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany have agreed on the outlines of a planned deal in April in Lausanne, southwest city of Switzerland, which is to be completed by the end of June.

"If requested, the IAEA is ready to undertake the monitoring and verification of the nuclear related measures to be agreed under the plan," he said.

Iran and the six world powers are seeking a long-term solution to the disputed Iranian nuclear issue by the end-June deadline.

But earlier Iranian officials rejected the IAEA's access to any Iran's military site, which is suspected to have carried out tests relevant to nuclear bomb research.

"Any kind of inspection of Iran's military sites, including managed and restricted access, is unacceptable," Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri, deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, was quoted by Tasnim news agency as saying.

The IAEA said based on the "credible information" obtained by the agency, Iran might carry out an atomic weapon plan under the cover of its civilian nuclear program.

However, Iran denies the allegation, saying the information is forged and misleading. Endi