Tasnim � A former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) denounced as �unacceptable� the recent inspection of two Iranian universities by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors, warning against a freer access to the country�s sensitive sites.

In an interview with Tasnim, former AEOI chief Fereidoun Abbasi, also a renowned physicist, said the IAEA inspection of Iranian academic centers was an inherently �wrong and unacceptable� move, saying there was no reason for the inspectors to visit the offices of professors at the universities either.

He also warned that inspection of Iran�s universities and scientific centers would not be limited to a specific time and the inspections would go on as long as Iran�s case is being considered by the IAEA as a �special case�.

�Such visits and inspections may even spread to the military sector and to our military and research universities,� Abbasi said.

His comments came after Science Minister Mansour Gholami said the IAEA inspection of universities had been authorized by Iran�s Supreme National Security Council.

The minister also explained that the inspection had nothing to do with any individual and did not go any further than �visiting the laboratories�.