UN Nuclear Inspectors Begin Work in Iran

If Goldschmidt cannot give Iran a clean bill of health at the November board meeting, the matter will probably be sent to the UN Security Council, which could impose economic and diplomatic sanctions.

Tehran has announced it will carry on with its uranium enrichment programme, in defiance of an IAEA resolution. The United States says the programme is part of plans to develop nuclear weapons – a charge Iran vehemently denies.