Iran is to allow the UN nuclear watchdog to carry out inspections at one of its most secret military sites. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are on standby to visit the plant, at Parchin. US officials have accused Iran of using a civilian nuclear programme as front to develop atomic weapons. Iran has consistently denied the claim, but an IAEA report published last October expressed concern over possible “dual-use” of nuclear technology. The head of the IAEA, Mohammed ElBaradei, said the organisation will send inspectors to Parchin “within days or weeks”.Full Story