IAEA inspection in Iran proceeding smoothly: ambassador

TEHRAN, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said IAEA inspection in Iran is continuing without any obstacles, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.

"IAEA activities in Iran, in the presence of inspectors and controlling systems, proceed without any delay or problems," Soltanieh told IRNA in Vienna on Saturday.

Rejecting a report by Associated Press that Iran has created obstacles for IAEA inspections in Iran, he underlined that regular inspections, especially in Natanz, are in progress, IRNA said.

The West suspects that Iran's nuclear program is intended for nuclear weapons. But Iran claimed that it is for peaceful purposes only.