Iran agrees to cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog

"This is a very important day. We were facing a major issue. Proliferation is a major challenge to the world, and today we found a solution to the pending issues," France’s Dominique de Villepin said after hours of bargaining with top Iranian officials. There are only 10 days before the expiry of an ultimatum set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for Iran to come clean.
Germany’s Joschka Fischer said, "the deal will help stabilise the region".
Britsh FM Jack Straw, making his fifth visit to Tehran in two years, said the deal was "an important step forward".
According to a joint declaration, "The Iran goverment has decided to engage in full cooperation with the IAEA … and clarify and correct any possible failures. Iranian government has decided to sign the additional protocol to the NPT. (This would allow the IAEA to carry out surprise visits to suspect facilities — a key tool if Iran can ever be given the nuclear all-clear by the Vienna-based body.)"
Iran also decided voluntarily to suspend all uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities, bowing to another key IAEA demand.
Hassan Rowhani, the secretary of Iran’s powerful Supreme Council of National Security, said "officials here will fix a date to sign the protocol, but Iran reserves the right to resume enrichment if it is deemed necessary."