Iran rejects UN nuclear snap inspections

Iran on Saturday rejected the UN atomic watchdog's demand for more inspections of its nuclear sites after the body urged the country to open up its doors, the ISNA news agency reported.

The call by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came as it wrapped up a two-day debate on Iran's disputed atomic drive on Friday.

It also called on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, a demand which Iran has vehemently rejected.

"It is too soon to talk about acceptance of the additional protocol. If one day we wanted to talk about an additional protocol, it is certainly not today," said the head of Iran's atomic energy organisation, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh.

He was referring to an additional protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signed by Iran that allowed the IAEA to have extended access to nuclear sites for snap inspections.

Iran has stopped implementing the protocol and it resumed uranium enrichment after the Vienna-based IAEA decided to report the controversial activities to the UN Security Council.

Tehran has so far been slapped with two sets of Security Council sanctions for refusing to halt uranium enrichment. AFP

Same scenario as Iraq. Disarm them then wipe them out.