Tehran, UN atomic inspector killed in car accident
Tehran (AsiaNews / Agencies) - A South Korean official of the UN Atomic
Energy Agency (Aieia) was killed in a car accident in Iran, just as he prepared
to visit the Khondab nuclear plant in the city of Arak, Markazi province, west of
the country.
The
car carrying two people, overturned, killing inspector Seo Ok-seok, 58. The
other official of Slovak nationality was injured and taken to hospital.
The
IAEA inspector's death - according to a statement from the Korean Ministry of
Foreign Affairs - took place at about 11 am today (local time).
The
incident came just days after a meeting in Vienna
between representatives of the IAEA and Iran. After
more than a year of deadlock, Tehran
has allowed the inspection of its nuclear sites, which according to many among
the international community, is aimed at producing atomic weapons. Iran
has always denied this accusation and says that his sites are only for peaceful
purposes.
For
years, Israel - in
collaboration with the United
States - has been threatening air strikes
against Iranian nuclear sites. According
to experts, what hampers Israel
is a technical problem: the Iranian sites are over 100 meters deep
underground and the bombs that Israel
uses can not penetrate into the depths.
The
threats of air strikes have decisive influence on oil prices, which in March
rose to 126 US dollars per barrel. After
Tehran's decision to resume dialogue on its nuclear power, the price has gone
down, in expectation of a new meeting between Tehran and some world powers
(U.S., Russia, France, Great Britain, China, Germany), May 23 in Istanbul. Today,
Brent crude for June was sold at 111.40 dollars a barrel.
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