Iran hits at 'unfair' UN nuclear agency ahead of talks

Iran has sharply criticized the UN nuclear watchdog over "baseless allegations" about its atomic activity, a document showed before talks between the two sides on Friday to discuss a stalled inquiry into suspected bomb research by Tehran.

The uncompromising language in the paper, and the fact that Iran asked the UN agency to make it public, may disappoint those hoping for a softening of the Islamic state's nuclear stance under new President Hassan Rohani, a relative moderate. (Reuters)