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(6 Mar 2013)
1. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano arriving for meeting
2. Cutaway of photographers
3. Amano taking seat
4. Wide of US delegate to the IAEA, Joseph Macmanus, addressing reporters
5. Reporter asking question
6. Close of IAEA logo
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Macmanus, US ambassador to the IAEA:
"The time for action by Iran is now. There is no lack of clarity on what steps Iran has to take. There is no debate over requirements that it has to meet. And Iran has the capability and the ability to respond to the concerns that it has heard raised by the board of governors over the past 10 years."
8. Tilt up from podium to Macmanus
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Macmanus, US ambassador to the IAEA:
"The time and place for a diplomatic solution are here and now. There is no cause for further delay, there is no role for deception or denial. And there is every opportunity to address these concerns in a diplomatic setting here in Vienna."
10. Wide of Macmanus addressing reporters
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Macmanus, US ambassador to the IAEA:
"Dialogue for the sake of dialogue is by its nature unproductive. And since this has to be a productive process, if it is not and cannot be, then some adjustment might have to be made. That's a consideration for the board to address in its regular meetings but also as an ongoing process. And I think that you will see and hear that taking place over the next several months."
12. Wide of Iranian ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, arriving for news conference
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, Iranian ambassador to the IAEA:
"We are committed to continue our dialogue with the IAEA. And this commitment has been unwavering. But at the same time we can not give a blank cheque for our national security. No country would give a blank cheque."
14. Wide of Soltanieh during news conference
15. Wide of Soltanieh leaving
STORYLINE
The chief US delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency has warned Iran that "there is no role for deception or denial," amidst frustration over Tehran's expanding uranium enrichment programme and stalled UN attempts to determine whether Tehran has worked secretly on nuclear arms.
"There is no cause for further delay, there is no role for deception or denial. And there is every opportunity to address these concerns in a diplomatic setting here in Vienna," Joseph Macmanus told reporters in Vienna on Wednesday.
Macmanus also suggested that the US might push for tougher diplomatic action in the coming months.
Iran says all its nuclear activities are peaceful, insisting it is enriching only to make reactor fuel and to make isotopes for medical purposes.
Repeating that his country had no interest in nuclear weapons, Iran's chief delegate, Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, told reporters that IAEA chief Yukiya Amano was to blame for Iran-related tensions at the agency by issuing reports that "provoke ... member states" through allegations that his country denies.
"We are committed to continue our dialogue with the IAEA. And this commitment has been unwavering," Soltanieh said. "But at the same time we can not give a blank cheque for our national security. No country would give a blank cheque."
While not going into details, Macmanus's comments indicated that the US might lobby the IAEA board to ask for a special inspection of Parchin, a facility that the agency suspects was used to test explosive triggers for a nuclear weapon, or that the US would seek an IAEA resolution critical of Tehran.
Tehran insists the sanctions won't force it to give up its nuclear programme.


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