U.N. nuclear inspectors in Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Iran says inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA have visited the second centrifuges network of its uranium enrichment facility.

The official Islamic Republic News Agency said two inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency "visited nuclear sites in Isfahan and Natanz and inspected operation of second cascade of centrifuges for enrichment of uranium."

The report comes in the wake of announcement by Iran last month that it has started a second network of centrifuges to enrich uranium in defiance of Security Council demands to stop its uranium enrichment program. Iran insists its program is meant only to generate electricity.

China's Xinhua news agency reported that the IAEA inspectors arrived in Tehran on Friday. An Iranian official was quoted as saying the inspectors would stay for four days to carry out their inspections "in line with Iran's commitment to the safeguards agreement of Non-Proliferation Treaty."

The inspectors will submit their findings to IAEA head Mohammed El Baradei, who is scheduled to deliver his report to the IAEA Board of Governors later this month.