IAEA chief worried about rising tensions over Iranian nuclear issue

The U.N. atomic watchdog's chief is worried about rising tensions over Iran's nuclear programme, he said on Monday, calling for dialogue to ease them.

"I am worried about increasing tensions over the Iranian nuclear issue," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said in a speech.

"I ... hope that ways can be found to reduce current tensions through dialogue." (Reporting by Francois Murphy; editing by John Stonestreet)