IAEA chief to visit Tehran as nuclear talks near finish line

Despite what was reported as complicated, last-minute conditions set by the Iranian side, informal statements by Russian and European negotiators indicated that the talks in Vienna were reaching a conclusion.
afael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks during a press conference at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on May 24, 2021. - ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images)
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The International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA) announced that its director-general, Rafael Grossi, was scheduled to sit down with Iranian officials in Tehran on Saturday.

The visit follows the Islamic Republic's demands for a closure of cases dealing with its Possible Military Dimensions, as part of its new conditions in Vienna negotiations over restoring the 2015 nuclear deal.

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