Iran is ratcheting up pressure on the U.N. agency responsible for overseeing the country’s nuclear program, accusing its inspectors of engaging in spying and sabotage and threatening to restrict U.N. access to Iranian nuclear facilities, The Washington Post reported Monday, October 8. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s notoriously troubled relations with the Islamic Republic deteriorated sharply last month after Iran alleged that the agency was directly involved in reported attacks on electrical grids serving its two uranium-enrichment plants. The lack of evidence for any IAEA involvement in the sabotage has under­scored concerns that Iran is seeking a pretext for curtailing cooperation with U.N. inspectors. Diplomats and other Western officials also note that IAEA delegations visiting Iran in recent weeks have been subjected to unusual intimidation.