07/11/2019 14:08
Iran cancels accreditation of IAEA nuclear inspector
Iran has cancelled the accreditation of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector who was prevented from entering a nuclear facility last week.
The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said screening equipment sounded an alarm when the woman tried to enter the Natanz uranium enrichment facility.
Officials feared she was carrying "suspicious material", it added.
There was no comment from the IAEA, which is in charge of monitoring Iranian compliance with a nuclear deal.
The announcement came hours after Iran rolled back another commitment under the 2015 accord by starting to inject uranium hexafluoride gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordo facility.