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Iran: Nuclear Inspection, Yes, Israeli Attack, No

An Iranian news agency says that Iran will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the Parchin military site near Tehran if threats of Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facility are “defused.” Western intelligence reports say that Iran has tested nuclear weapons sites at Parchin and a US think tank published satellite imagery earlier this month which it said shows ongoing construction at the Parchin site. Tehran has so far denied the IAEA access to the site. “If external threats were defused, then they –the IAEA – could be enabled to inspect Parchin,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Ghashghavi was quoted as saying by the ILNA News Agency on Thursday. Iran continues to insist that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes, but Israel and the US are adamant that Iran is developing a nuclear weapons. Israeli experts have said that Iran could have enough enriched uranium for one bomb by next spring. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly warned that Israel will not allow Iran to become a nuclear power.