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UN watchdog says Iran blocking arms probe

Iran has steadfastly blocked a U.N. investigation into allegations it tried to make nuclear arms and the probe is now deadlocked, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.

The conclusion was contained in an IAEA report released to 35-nation IAEA board and the U.N. Security Council, which has already imposed three sets of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear defiance.

“We’ve arrived at a gridlock,” said a senior U.N. official, describing the document as “a progress report without progress.” He demanded anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the restricted report, made available to The Associated Press.

Since its last report in May, “the agency ... has not been able to make any substantive progress,” the IAEA report said, calling the impasse a matter of “serious concern.”

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