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Iran, U.N. watchdog at odds over inspectors in new nuclear accord

The agreement, a technical document signed in Cairo a day earlier, was initially presented as a crucial breakthrough.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi briefs the international press about Iran at the 1777th Board of Governors meeting in Vienna.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi briefs the international press about Iran at the 1777th Board of Governors meeting in Vienna. (AN/Dean Calma/IAEA)

A fragile diplomatic truce between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency is already showing signs of strain after conflicting accounts emerged from Tehran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

The divergent statements on Wednesday cast immediate doubt over a new accord intended to restart international inspections.

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