The Associated Press is reporting that one of the secret side deals made between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would allow Iran to take its own soil samples and supply limited photo coverage of the long suspected nuclear site, the military base at Parchin. Nevertheless, the IAEA says the access being granted by Iran is "consistent with the IAEA verification practice and they meet the IAEA requirements." The deal is shrouded in secrecy, and the IAEA will neither confirm nor deny the AP's allegations. Iran will be allowed to use its own inspectors to investigate a site it has been accused of using to develop nuclear arms, operating under a secret agreement with the U.N. agency that normally carries out such work, according to a document seen by The Associated Press. The revelation on Wednesday newly riled Republican lawmakers in the U.S. who have been severely critical of a broader agreement to limit Iran's future nuclear...(Read Full Post)