Iranian Official Says Tehran Not Preventing IAEA Inspections: Via Voice of America.

Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asgar Soltanieh, says Tehran is "not limiting IAEA access to its nuclear sites, according to Iranian government TV.

Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency envoy, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, is denying a news report that Tehran is blocking the U.N. nuclear agency from "upgrading monitoring of its atomic activities."

The Iranian News Network reports that Soltanieh accused the Associated Press of "distorting the facts."

The AP, quoting diplomats in Vienna, reported Friday that Tehran "would have the means to test a (nuclear) weapon within six months," and that it is "resisting IAEA attempts to increase surveillance of its enrichment site (related to) its increased size and complexity."
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