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The United States says it has confidence in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to probe Iran's alleged1 past efforts to build a atomic bomb after a leaked IAEA memo2 shows the agency will let Iran carry out its own inspections4 at a suspected nuclear site.
The Associated Press said Wednesday it has seen what it calls a "secret agreement" between Iran and the IAEA and endorsed6 by the six world powers that negotiated the nuclear deal with Iran - Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the U.S.
AP says, under the agreement, Iran itself will send its own inspectors7 and equipment to the Parchin nuclear site, where Iran has been suspected of trying to develop a nuclear weapon.
Document: IAEA to Let Iran Inspect Own Site
Iran has consistently denied the charge and has refused to allow international inspectors into the site. AP says the deal gives Iran the right to withhold8 photos and video of parts of Parchin that the Iranians say have military significance.
This deal is apparently9 exclusive to Iran and no other IAEA member state has such an arrangement.
US comfortable with arrangement
In Washington, State Department spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday that he could not comment on what he says is a "purported10 draft document" by the IAEA.
But he said the U.S. is comfortable with any arrangements the IAEA has with Iran.
"When it comes to monitoring Iran's behavior going forward, the IAEA has separately developed the most robust11 inspection3 regime ever peacefully negotiated to ensure Iran's current program remains13 exclusively peaceful," he said.
Kirby said it is not up to the six world powers to endorse5 or reject any agreement between the IAEA and Iran. He said as part of the nuclear deal with Tehran, the IAEA must be satisfied that Iran is fully12 cooperating with any investigation14 that it may have at one time tried to develop a nuclear weapon. If the agency is not happy, sanctions against Iran would not be lifted.
Iran has always denied ever wanting to build a nuclear bomb. It says evidence of a weapons program at Parchin was based on false intelligence by the U.S. and Israel.
The U.S. Congress will vote next month whether to back or reject the nuclear deal with Iran. President Barack Obama says he would veto a rejection15. House Minority Leader, Democrat16 Nancy Pelosi, told the AP Wednesday that the House has enough votes to sustain a veto.
Opponents to the deal say it does not totally dismantle17 Iran's nuclear infrastructure18, leaving the door open to a possible weapon. Supporters say it is the best deal possible and one that includes strict inspections of Iran's nuclear program.
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a.被指控的,嫌疑的 | |
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n.照会,备忘录;便笺;通知书;规章 | |
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n.检查,审查,检阅 | |
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n.检查( inspection的名词复数 );检验;视察;检阅 | |
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vt.(支票、汇票等)背书,背署;批注;同意 | |
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vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品 | |
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n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 );(英国公共汽车或火车上的)查票员;(警察)巡官;检阅官 | |
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v.拒绝,不给;使停止,阻挡 | |
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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10 purported | |
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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15 rejection | |
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃 | |
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n.民主主义者,民主人士;民主党党员 | |
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17 dismantle | |
vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消 | |
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n.下部构造,下部组织,基础结构,基础设施 | |
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