FM says Iran to work with IAEA

{ BUT INSPECTIONS MAY BE RISKY

- Reuters

Iran plans to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog despite restrictions imposed by its parliament, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday, while stressing that access to its bombed nuclear sites posed security and safety issues.

A new law passed in Iran following last month’s Israeli and US bombing campaign stipulates that inspection of Iran’s nuclear sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) needs approval by the Supreme National Security Council, Iran's top security body.

The Israeli and US strikes targeted a nuclear programme which Western countries have long said was aimed at building an atomic weapon. Iran has long said its nuclear programme is purely peaceful.