No Iran nuclear deal without UN probe of past, says European Union

Vienna: The European Union is telling Iran to cooperate with a stalled UN probe of suspicions that it worked on atomic arms if the country wants a nuclear deal that will see removal of sanctions. [caption id=“attachment_2242442” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] AFP[/caption] The cautionary EU statement comes ahead of a June 30 target date for such an agreement. It was obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its delivery at a meeting of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency that opens on Monday. Iran denies any work on – or interest in – nuclear arms and has fended off IAEA demands for cooperation with its investigation. The EU statement says getting to the bottom of the allegations “will be essential” to a nuclear deal. Iran also would have to accept limits on its present nuclear activities. AP