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Iran's conservatives suspicious after IAEA head's visit

Iranian conservatives believe that the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, traveled to Tehran to resolve issues over possible military dimensions.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano addresses a news conference after a board of governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 8, 2015. Any possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear programme can be clarified if the details of a preliminary deal sealed in April between Tehran and six world powers are implemented, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog Amano said on Monday.    REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger    TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX1FN0B
International Atomic Energy Agency head Yukiya Amano addresses a news conference after a board of governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, June 8, 2015. — REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Yukiya Amano's arrival in Iran on the second day into the weeklong extension of the nuclear talks between Iran and the world's six major powers is being hailed as an important development in resolving some of the more complex points in the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.

While this is not Amano’s first trip to Tehran, given his recent statements about the inspection of military sites, Iranian conservatives fear his trip signals that lines will be crossed in a comprehensive deal.

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