IAEA says Iran resolves plutonium issues

The IAEA has touted the plan as a "milestone" for having secured Iranian agreement to a timetable for transparency.

But a Western diplomat accredited to the IAEA said a weakness of the plan was its failure to spell out steps Iran would take to provide access "to people, places and documentation" needed for closure.

"The IAEA's (35-nation) board of governors has an obligation to ensure that, apart from resolving outstanding issues, confidence in Iran's nuclear program is rebuilt -- and that will take time, beyond December, and an Additional Protocol."

U.S. nuclear analyst David Albright told Reuters: "This plan looks problematic. Nothing in Iran justifies the IAEA pulling its punches without the Additional Protocol. You should never give up the right to ask further questions and follow up."