Iran's Khamenei says IAEA lacks independence
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday the UN nuclear watchdog lacks independence, as the 35-member body meets this week to discuss a new report on Tehran's atomic program.
Urging the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to refrain from being "influenced by the United States," Khamenei, in a speech to Tehran's ambassadors abroad, said some recent "measures and reports of the agency show its lack of independence." He also accused the United States, Britain and arch-foe Israel of spreading "lies" about Iran's nuclear program. (AFP)
