The European Union on Monday called on Iran to "immediately comply" with the IAEA's demand for unfettered inspections and to sign the additional protocol to the NPT "without delay as a first and essential step to restore international trust."
"The Iranian nuclear program remains a matter of grave concern for the EU," the 15-member union's foreign ministers said in a statement after a gathering in Brussels.
Iran repeated its stance Monday that it would not back off a nuclear program it insists is purely for energy production.
"We don't accept any restrictions on the peaceful use of nuclear energy," government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh told reported on Monday. "Peaceful use of nuclear energy is the right of the Iranian nation and we won't compromise on this."
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