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IAEA to step up activities in Iran

The IAEA is about to start checking whether Iran is implementing an agreement to curb its nuclear program.

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The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency is about to take on the job of checking whether Iran is implementing an international agreement.

The agreement requires Iran to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the easing of sanctions.

In order to do this the nuclear watchdog is looking at setting up an office in Tehran and greatly increasing its activities inside the country.

Central Europe correspondent Kerry Skyring told Hannah Sinclair, the IAEA's increased visibility in Iran is a sensitive issue.

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