Iran War: Eclat at IAEA Conference: No Visa for Iran's Nuclear Chief
The head of Iran's nuclear program is not allowed to attend an important diplomatic meeting in Vienna. Why are there UN sanctions in place against him, and what does Washington have to do with the visa dispute?
Austria has refused to allow Iranian nuclear chief and Vice President Mohammed Eslami to enter the country for a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The decision sparked a diplomatic row between Iran, Austria, and the US at the start of the IAEA's annual conference in Vienna. Eslami is subject to UN sanctions, including a travel ban, and Austria's request for an exception was denied.
The US ambassador to the IAEA, Preston Wells Griffith, stated that Eslami's participation would have allowed Iran to use the IAEA as a "propaganda platform". The incident has led to Iran criticizing Austria as a UN host country, with Tehran's ambassador to Vienna, Resa Nadschafi, accusing the US of orchestrating the move.
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