Iran says UN nuke inspectors will not visit sites
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press
Feb 21, 2012 2:30 AM CST
In this Sept. 27, 2000 file photo, an Iranian oil worker repairs a pipe at an oil refinery in Tehran. Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran's crucial fuel...   (Associated Press)

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says a U.N. team visiting Iran has no plans to inspect the country's nuclear facilities but will only hold talks with officials in Tehran.

Ramin Mehmanparast says the experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency are holding discussions Tuesday in Tehran to "accelerate" cooperation with the U.N. watchdog. He says this cooperation is at its "best" level.

The two-day IAEA visit, which started Monday, is the second in less than a month by the U.N. team amid growing concerns over alleged Iranian weapons experiments .

On Monday, Iranian radio said the U.N. team had asked to visit a military complex outside Tehran that has been suspected as a secret weapons-making location.

Iran denies charges by the West that it seeks nuclear weapons.

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