Diplomats: Iran ends seat bid on UN nuclear board
Diplomats: Iran seeks seat on UN nuke agency board
VIENNA - Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi Monday questioned the authority of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -- in the most recent instance of his country's increasingly deteriorating relations with the Vienna-based nuclear watchdog.
VIENNA - The US Wednesday called on members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna to consider taking action after Iran's repeated refusal to admit certain IAEA nuclear inspectors.

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