Iran threaten to block nuclear inspections

Iran tonight warned it would block snap inspections of its atomic plants if the country was reported to the UN Security Council in the continuing international row over its nuclear ambitions.

Speaking on Iranian television, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was anticipating a session of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation board of governors in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday, where Iran’s nuclear programme may be reported to the Security Council.