Iran cancels talks with IAEA
A senior Iranian envoy abruptly cancelled talks today with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, dashing hopes that Tehran is ready to end its secrecy about past nuclear activities that could be part of a weapons programme.
Diplomats familiar with the issue said the change in plans was dictated by hard-liners associated with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and opposed to concessions in the nuclear dispute that has led to two sets of UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran.
