* West: Iran must clarify IAEA suspicions of illicit
bomb work * Iran says allegations false,
nuclear programme peaceful * Full
Iranian disclosure may **t be necessary -ex-US official * Confidence
needed that any such work **w over -Einhorn By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, May 14 (Reuters) - U.N. watchdog findings that Iran may have worked on designing an atomic
bomb helped the West tighten sanctions on Tehran which ultimately forced it, U.S. officials say, to enter serious talks on reining in its
nuclear programme. But as Iran and six world powers enter a crucial stage in their efforts to hammer out a long-term deal by late July , the issue of how to handle suspicions that the Islamic Republic has carried out
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research could emerge as a serious stumbling block. At issue is whether to press Iran to fully admit to any such activity in the past - even if it complicates the search for a broader deal to end the
nuclear dispute - or whether to focus more on ensuring that whatever happened then has since stopped.
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