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The IAEA has sent its first team of inspectors to Iran to resume nuclear inspections amid ongoing tensions and damage to nuclear sites, following meetings between Iranian leaders and E3 representatives in Geneva, with discussions focusing on inspection modalities and Iran's nuclear activities.
IAEA inspectors have returned to Iran as the UN Security Council considers approving new inspections, amid ongoing concerns over Iran's nuclear activities.
Iran has advanced its nuclear enrichment program, reaching uranium enrichment levels close to weapons-grade and stockpiling more than 22 times the limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal, according to confidential reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA criticized Iran's decision to withdraw the accreditation of several inspectors, calling it "extreme and unjustified." Iran's move to bar inspectors has hindered the agency's work, and the IAEA expressed hope for a prompt resolution. Efforts to revive the nuclear deal have been unsuccessful so far.
The European Union has called on Iran to reconsider its decision to bar multiple International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from overseeing Tehran's atomic activities, emphasizing that such oversight is a crucial part of the Iran nuclear deal. Iran's move was in response to a call by the United States, Britain, France, and Germany for Tehran to cooperate with the IAEA on issues including explaining uranium traces found at undeclared sites. The EU expressed concern over the impact of Iran's decision on the IAEA's ability to conduct verification activities and urged Iran to reverse its decision promptly.
Iran has barred around a third of the International Atomic Energy Agency's inspectors from overseeing its nuclear sites, a move described as "unprecedented" by the IAEA's chief. The lack of cooperation will complicate the inspection of Iran's nuclear program and hinder the agency's ability to provide credible assurances of peaceful purposes. Iran's foreign ministry claimed the move was in response to Western countries' use of the IAEA for "political purposes." The development comes as concerns grow over Iran's nuclear program and its failure to address outstanding issues raised by the IAEA.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, has condemned Iran's decision to withdraw the designation of several experienced Agency inspectors assigned to conduct verification activities in Iran. This move severely affects the IAEA's ability to effectively conduct inspections in Iran and undermines the cooperation that should exist between the Agency and Iran. Grossi calls on the Iranian government to reconsider its decision and engage with the IAEA to address outstanding safeguards issues.
Russia has blocked U.N. inspectors from accessing an occupied nuclear plant, raising concerns about the country's compliance with international nuclear regulations.