Thursday, August 20, 2015

Could Parchin leak sway undecideds on Iran deal?


WASHINGTON – Opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran suggested Wednesday evening that revelations that Tehran would “self-inspect” a suspected nuclear-related site could sway undecided members of Congress away from supporting the agreement at next month’s vote.

Hours after the Associated Press exposed a leaked document that seems to allow Tehran to provide its own inspectors and equipment, as well as determine which areas are off-limits, for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s probe of the military facility at Parchin, critics renewed calls for the entire agreement between the IAEA and Iran to be disclosed to Congress — an agreement described by some in Washington as part of “secret side deals” with the UN watchdog. (READ MORE)