Iran Backs Down

After temporarily banning international nuclear inspectors, Iran has relented and decided to allow a visit at the end of this month, the head of the UN inspection agency said today. Though Iran had yesterday indicated that it could harden its position against the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, it's officials now will allow the inspectors to visit the country on 27 March, said agency director-general Mohamed ElBaradei. 'I think they have come to realise that the only option, the best option, is for them to cooperate with the IAEA, with the international community, if they want to clear their file, if they want to show their program is for peaceful purposes,' he told reporters.