Iran denies nuke activity at military site
<p><span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="no">no</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parchin">Parchin</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="inspectors">inspectors</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="refused">refused</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Parchin">Parchin</span> <span word="site">site</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>, <span word="Fereydoon">Fereydoon</span> <span word="Abbasi">Abbasi</span> <span word="Davani">Davani</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="IRNA">IRNA</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="session">session</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Parchin">Parchin</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><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="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="dimensions">dimensions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="program">program</span>" <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unsuccessful">unsuccessful</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="inspection">inspection</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="inspectors">inspectors</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 20 <span word="and">and</span> 21, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Parchin">Parchin</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="request">request</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="intending">intending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ratchet">ratchet</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="making">making</span>," <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p>
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