UN team lands in Iran amid EU oil dispute
<p><span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="inspectors">inspectors</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="up">up</span> "<span word="all">all</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="substantive">substantive</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="atomic">atomic</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span></p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="dimensions">dimensions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="program">program</span>," <span word="Herman">Herman</span> <span word="Nackaerts">Nackaerts</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Atomic">Atomic</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="IAEA">IAEA</span>), <span word="said">said</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="departing">departing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Vienna">Vienna</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p><span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="atmaking">atmaking</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>.</p><p><span word="Tensions">Tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toughest">toughest</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="OPEC">OPEC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="crude">crude</span>.</p><p><span word="Less">Less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 27 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="importing">importing</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1, <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="IRNA">IRNA</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $150 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>.</p>
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