PARIS (AFP) - The standoff on Iran’s nuclear programme is worrying, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said Monday, but stressed that work for a diplomatic solution should continue. Yakio Amano’s comments came as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned that Tehran was on the cusp of being able to triple output of nuclear material that, if further treated, could be used in the core of a bomb.
“The situation is worrying but it is important to continue to seek a diplomatic solution,” Amano told reporters after talks with French President Francois Hollande.
Amano said the “current situation is worrying but the declared material and installation facilities are under the IAEA safeguard and we can verify that they stay in a peaceful purpose. “We are going to have a high-level dialogue with Iran on the 13th of December in Tehran.