Iran agrees on UN inspector access to suspected ex-nuclear sites
The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran said in a joint statement that inspectors will have access to two suspected former nuclear sites.
Iran has agreed to grant inspectors from the United Nations' atomic watchdog access to two suspected nuclear sites, Tehran announced today, as Washington presses on with its bid to restore international sanctions.
In a joint statement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran said today that they had reached an agreement on dates for access and verification activities “after intensive bilateral consultations.”
UN inspectors had demanded access to one site near the capital, Tehran, and another near the central Iranian city of Isfahan, where the IAEA suspects Iran has stored or conducted nuclear activity without declaring so to the agency.
This week, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi flew to Tehran for meetings with key Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the nuclear agency chief, Ali Akbar Salehi.
