Iran turned away UN inspectors from its underground facility at Natanz. This action comes in concert with the country's supreme leader's avowal that Tehran will not give up its contentious nuclear technology.
Hopes that Iran will accept the UN Security Council demand to halt its enrichment by Aug. 31 have deflated in the face of Iran's unprecedented refusal to allow access to the underground site.
This action hampers UN attempts to ensure that Tehran is not trying to produce nuclear weapons.
Signs of Iran's defiance have been noted with the country denying entry visas to 2 International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors in the last few weeks after similar denial to Chris Charlier, the expert heading the UN agency's team to Tehran earlier this year.
Iran's reported actions could lead to heavy sanctions including a ban on missile and nuclear technology sale to Tehran, a ban on investments in the country and international refusal to grant entry visas to people involved in Iran's nuclear program and a freezing of their assets.
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