The UN nuclear watchdog Friday imposed an October 31 deadline on Iran to prove it is not secretly developing atomic weapons, a spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said."The resolution was adopted without a vote, a procedure very unusual in the IAEA", spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said.
A western diplomat earlier confirmed the 35-nation board of the IAEA had approved a resolution urging Iran to reveal whether it is enriching uranium to weapons-grade level by the end of October.
The decision came after five days of intense closed-door negotiations at IAEA headquarters in Vienna.
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