{{Iran has arrested four people for trying to sabotage a nuclear site, a senior official says.}}<\/p>\n
The activities of the four had been monitored for some time, said the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, quoted by local media, said<\/p>\n
They had been caught red-handed, Ali Akbar Salehi said.<\/p>\n
Mr Salehi did not give names or nationalities, or identify which site was the intended target.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes amid new hopes of resolving Iran’s standoff with the West over its nuclear programme.<\/p>\n
Just over a week ago, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani spoke to US President Barack Obama by phone in a bid to ease tension over Iran’s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n
They were the first talks between Iranian and US leaders in more than three decades.<\/p>\n
Substantive nuclear negotiations between Iran and international powers are due to take place next week and Mr Rouhani has pledged to bring a plan to the meeting.<\/p>\n
Iran wants the lifting of UN sanctions, which were imposed over concerns that it is seeking to build nuclear weapons clandestinely – an allegation Tehran denies.<\/p>\n
BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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