Iran will allow the IAEA to service nuclear control cameras after the talks

DUBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Iran will allow UN nuclear surveillance dog to service surveillance cameras at Iranian nuclear sites following talks on Sunday with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, according to the chief of the Iranian atomic energy body and a joint statement.

Talks with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Grossi, were aimed at easing a confrontation between Tehran and the West just as it threatens to escalate negotiations to revive the Iranian nuclear deal.

The IAEA said this week that no progress has been made on two key issues: explaining the traces of uranium found in undeclared ancient sites and gaining urgent access to control equipment so the agency can continue to monitor the parties. of the Iranian nuclear program under the 2015 agreement.

“We agreed to replace the memory cards of the

the agency’s cameras, ”Mohammad Eslami, who heads Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), was quoted by state media as saying.

“IAEA inspectors are allowed to service the identified equipment and replace its storage media that will remain under the joint IAEA and IAEA seals in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” they said. nuclear bodies in a joint statement.

Grossi is expected to hold a press conference at Vienna Airport around 8:30 pm (1830 GMT) after returning on Sunday later, according to the IAEA.

The IAEA informed member states in reports this week that no progress had been made on two central issues: explaining the traces of uranium found at several undeclared ancient sites and gaining urgent access to some control equipment so that the agency can continue to monitor parts of Iran. nuclear program under the 2015 agreement. Read more

“These reports were the official seal of what we have been saying for a long time: the Iranians are advancing unhindered on the nuclear (weapons) project,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in televised statements on Sunday. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful.

Since June, indirect and separate talks between the United States and Iran have been halted to return to compliance with the agreement. Washington and its European allies have urged the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi, who took office in August, to return to talks.

Under the 2015 agreement between Iran and the major powers, Tehran agreed to restrict its nuclear activities in exchange for lifting sanctions.

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the deal in 2018 and reintroduced onerous economic sanctions. Iran responded from 2019 by violating many of the basic restrictions of the agreement, such as enriching uranium with higher purity, making it closer to the one suitable for use in nuclear weapons. .

Western powers must decide whether to push for a resolution criticizing Iran and increasing its pressure on the IAEA stone-taking at next week’s 35-country agency board meeting. A resolution could jeopardize the resumption of talks on the deal as Tehran faces such moves. Read more

The IAEA Governing Board countries have seen Grossi’s visit to see if Iran gives in to granting access to the control team to serve him or offers the possibility of giving answers to the particles of uranium found in ancient undeclared sites.

Dubai editorial reports, additional reports from Dan Williams in Jerusalem; Edited by Raissa Kasolowsky

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