Vienna, Sept 14, 2026 (AFP) - US energy secretary says Iran official blocked from IAEA conference 'sanctioned individual'

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday said the United States opposed the Iranian nuclear agency head attending an annual conference of the UN nuclear watchdog. "He's a sanctioned individual and we don't want sanctioned individuals evading their sanctions. He asked for a waiver of the sanctions and it was denied," Wright told reporters in Vienna, the seat of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). jza/sbk ...

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