Iran to boycott Middle East nuclear talks: envoy
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran will not take part in rare IAEA-hosted talks next week for countries in the Middle East to discuss efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, in a further sign of worsening ties between the U.N. atomic agency and Iran. Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), made the statement after the 35-nation board of the IAEA adopted a resolution rebuking Tehran over its nuclear program. Iran denies it is seeking a nuclear bomb. …
Iran to boycott Middle East nuclear talks: envoy
November 18, 2011 By