Iran deal grants access to nuclear inspectors, IAEA chief says
Rafael Grossi said the watchdog needs strong verification as Iran’s 440 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium remains under scrutiny.
- On Friday, International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi emphasized that a "very strong" verification system is required in Iran following the Middle East conflict to ensure the country does not develop nuclear weapons.
- Negotiations between the United States and Iran aim to address Tehran's uranium stockpile, which under a preliminary agreement should be "downblended" under IAEA supervision to prevent nuclear weapons development.
- Before the conflict, the IAEA estimated Iran held 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, approaching the 90 percent threshold needed for a bomb, though Tehran restricts access to the Isfahan facility.
- Following a Thursday warning from the Persian Gulf Strait Authority that unauthorized vessels will be "dealt with," the UN halted evacuation efforts for trapped mariners in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Grossi noted that the watchdog has "barely initiated" talks regarding the stockpile, while Iran continues to demand the right to a full-scale civilian nuclear program despite international scrutiny.
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UN says Iran nuclear pledge needs ’very strong’ verification
The UN's nuclear chief said Friday that Iran's pledge not to build a nuclear weapon would need "very strong" verification, as the United States and the Islamic republic negotiate a permanent settlement to end their war. Iran's nuclear programme is a key sticking point in talks to end the Middle East war, which began in late February with a massive US-Israeli campaign of strikes. Iran and the US last week signed a preliminary deal to end the conf…
On Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimated that after the hostilities in the Middle East, a "very thorough" verification system was needed in Iran to ensure that it did not develop nuclear weapons, a thorny issue in the ongoing Iran-US negotiations.
Grossi calls for strong nuclear verification system in Iran after Middle East conflict
Tokyo, June 26 (SANA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on Friday that a “very strong” nuclear verification system will be required in Iran following the recent conflict in the Middle East to ensure the country does not develop nuclear weapons. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Tokyo, Grossi said any future agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme must include “a very strong verification system in p…
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