International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano has appointed Herman Naeckarts to the vacant post of deputy director general in charge of safeguards. That position was left vacant with the departure of Olli Heinonen, who had acquired a reputation of toughness in his investigation of Tehran's nuclear program.
Diplomats described Naeckarts to reporters as pulling no punches in critizing Iran's spotty cooperation with IAEA probes into its nuclear activities.
Tehran denies being interested in developing nuclear arms but has refused to stop uranium enrichment despite four sets of U.N. Security Council sanctions.
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