The White House put out a statement using more than the usual number of hand-wringing words like "regrettable" and "unfortunate".
"We regret the failure of Iran to reach an agreement this week with the IAEA that would permit the agency to fully investigate the serious allegations raised in its November report," the White House press secretary, Jay Carney, said on Wednesday at his daily news conference.
The nuclear watchdog on Wednesday acknowledged its "failure" in trying to probe suspicions that Tehran has worked secretly on atomic arms. ...
Presumably this is diplo-speak for "we're really pissed". Go to the link for the rest; we'll see what happens next.
