EU Urges Iran to Allow Immediate Return of Nuclear Inspectors

The European Union has criticized Iran for withdrawing accreditation from several United Nations nuclear inspectors, a move that has a severe impact on the International Atomic Energy Agency's ability to conduct verification activities, including monitoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The EU has called on Iran to reconsider its decision, while IAEA chief Rafael Grossi described it as disproportionate and unprecedented, hampering the agency's inspections in Iran. Iran's Foreign Ministry said the decision was in response to political abuses by the US, France, Germany, and the UK, all key actors in the JCPOA.