Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed to reinstall cameras at the Karaj nuclear facility that had been destroyed.
The cameras at Karaj nuclear facility were one of the main points of contention between Iran and the IAEA, and IAEA director Rafael Grossi made two trips in recent months to resolve the matter. In June, a sabotage attack on the nuclear facility, likely by Israel, which caused damage to the building. Iran had rejected initial IAEA requests to replace the cameras until an inspection was conducted.
Tasnim News Agency reported that the IAEA still “has a minimum responsibility to respond to terrorist and sabotage acts.” One of Iran’s frustrations is that the IAEA had refused to condemn the attack, which damaged its own property.
The Tasnim report also read that Iran, having finished its investigation, “voluntarily” permitted the IAEA to replace its cameras. The article said that with the cameras replaced, Iran will continue to abide by the previous agreement with the IAEA regarding the footage of the cameras. Iran passed a law called the Strategic Action Plan to Remove Sanctions, which effectively reduced its cooperation with the IAEA. Iran would continue to record operations at the Karaj nuclear facility but would hold onto the recordings and turn them over to the IAEA once the nuclear negotiations were settled and sanctions were removed.
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