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#Iran agrees to discuss detonator use, but says ballistics program off limits
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A picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency shows #IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards, Tero Varjoranta, right, and Iran’s new ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi shaking hands after reaching an agreement, in Tehran on February 9, 2014. (Photo: AFP /ISNA - Amir Pourmand)

Iran’s promise to clarify its use of detonators marks only an initial step by Tehran to address long-standing allegations of past #nuclear weapons research, the UN atomic watchdog said Monday. However, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said in a statement that the country’s ballistic missile program will not be discussed in nuclear negotiations with world powers. “This is the first step that is taking place now,” (...)

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#IAEA begins process of implementing #Iran nuclear deal
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Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi, left, speaks with International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards, Tero Varjoranta as they attend the Board of Governors meeting at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna on November 28, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Alexander Klein)

Working out how to verify Iran’s compliance with its landmark new nuclear deal with world powers will “take some time,” the head of the UN atomic agency cautioned on Thursday. “We are now looking at the way in which the elements of the agreement relevant to the Agency could be put into practice,” International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yuyika Amano said. "This will include the implications for (...)

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