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Construction spotted at Iranian military site, U.N. watchdog reports

A new report by the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog — the International Atomic Energy Agency — notes with concern indications of construction activity at the Parchin military site, where Iran is suspected of having carried out covert nuclear-related activities in the past, CNN website reported on Saturday, April 29th.
The document — part of the agency’s routine review of Iran’s program — states that the IAEA “has continued to observe, through satellite imagery, the presence of vehicles, equipment and probable construction materials.”
“In addition,” the report continues, “a small extension to an existing building appears to have been constructed.”
Critics of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran are likely to seize on this detail of the report.
A senior U.S. intelligence official acknowledged the presence of heavy construction equipment earlier this month
But the IAEA report comes amid renewed scrutiny with regard to the Parchin site after it was revealed that Iranian inspectors would be taking an active role in IAEA-monitored inspections there.
“Allowing the Iranians to inspect their own nuclear sites, particularly a notorious military site, is like allowing the inmates to run the jail,” Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham said of the arrangement.
Apart from the observation of construction activity at Parchin, the IAEA’s report reflects a number of positive steps Iran has taken to comply with its obligations under the nuclear deal and the interim nuclear deal that preceded it.

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