Nuclear watchdog chief to visit Iran

IRAN said yesterday that nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei would visit Tehran for talks on Thursday, just two weeks before a deadline for Iran to dispel US-led doubts about its nuclear ambitions expires.

But an Iranian opposition group with a proven track record said yesterday Iran was hiding another atomic facility.

The October 31 deadline, set by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a tough resolution last month, requires Tehran to prove it has no secret weapons program as Washington alleges, or face possible UN Security Council sanctions.