Iran has denied inspectors from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog access to a key military site - ratcheting up tensions between Tehran and the West and effectively ending a working dialogue. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors were turned away from a base in Parchin, south east of the capital, where intelligence suggests nuclear weapons could be in development. It led to the UN declaring a two-day meeting, intended to calm fears over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear programme, to be a 'failure'. And it said talks with Iran are now unlikely to be re-started - as the West continues to step up sanctions against the major oil producer.
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International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors refused access to Parchin
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Intelligence suggests nuclear weapons in development at site
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UN watchdog declares two-day meeting a failure
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Further talks are NOT on the table
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Evolving conflict like 'slow-motion Cuban Missile Crisis
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