IAEA’s Grossi expects Iran’s cooperation as technical team readies visit
WASHINGTON — The United Nations' atomic watchdog chief voiced cautious optimism on Wednesday that Iran will boost inspector access and restore monitoring equipment, and said he’s sending a technical team in the next few days to follow up on Tehran’s commitments.
“I hope there won't be any trouble," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi told Al-Monitor during a briefing with reporters.
Grossi was in Washington on Wednesday to update Biden administration officials on Iran’s latest nuclear activities and the “constructive role” the Vienna-based agency can play in efforts to salvage the nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Earlier this month, Grossi met with President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior Iranian officials in Tehran after the UN agency’s recent detection of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
