Iran denied help from UN nuclear watchdog over reactor

THE UN nuclear agency’s 35-nation board yesterday denied Iran technical help in building a plutonium-producing reactor, but left room for Tehran to resubmit its request.

Iranian officials said construction would continue.

As the International Atomic Energy Agency’s governing board made its decision, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei chided Iran for not fully cooperating with agency experts who are working to ensure that its nuclear programme is not being used to make weapons.