Top of the Hour: Iran Threatens Preemptive Action, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Iran is warning it will take preemptive action against perceived enemies if it feels its national interests are threatened. The warning comes as the country bars a team of UN weapons inspectors from nuclear facilities. A spokesman for the country’s foreign ministry says the group from the International Atomic Energy Agency will hold talks with Iran, but nothing more.

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