U.S.: U.N. Should Provide Detailed Reports on Iran Nuke Program

VIENNA (AP) —
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, left, who are members of the Assembly of Experts, attend the last seasonal meeting of the fourth assembly in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. The next Assembly of Experts meeting will be held on late May by the new Experts who have won the recent elections. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, (R), and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, (L), who are members of the Assembly of Experts,attend the last seasonal meeting of the fourth assembly in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

The United States is urging the U.N. agency to provide detailed reporting on Tehran’s compliance to a landmark nuclear deal crimping its atomic programs.

The request comes after a recent report from the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency that some Western nations among the six countries that struck the deal with Iran, find too light on specifics.

In contrast, Russia and China, which are also among the six, are content with the report.

Chief U.S. IAEA delegate Henry S. Ensher on Wednesday told the IAEA’s 35-nation board that “robust and detailed reporting on Iran’s implementation of its commitments” remains vital even with the agreement now in effect.

Pre-deal IAEA reports were more in-depth than the one issued last month — the first since the agreement was implemented.

 

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