The United States said Monday Iran must cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or face "negative consequences."
"We would echo what the IAEA said today, which is that Iran needs to give the agency substantial information and access if they are going to be proven correct in their claims," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
"And meanwhile, we will continue on with our path of negative consequences for their inaction in response," Perino said.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet her counterparts from China, Britain, Russia, France and Germany in New York to discuss Iran's nuclear issue, Perino added.
According to media reports, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday he cannot determine whether Iran is hiding some nuclear activities and said Iran's stonewalling of his agency was a "serious concern."
"Iran needs to give the agency substantive information" to clear up suspicions, ElBaradei said.
The United States has accused Iran of secretly developing nuclear weapons program, but Iran insists that its nuclear programis for peaceful purposes only.
Source:Xinhua
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