In each of its quarterly reports on Iran, the IAEA has so far said Tehran is adhering to the terms of the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA.
However, cooperation broke down in 2006. The IAEA referred Iran to the UN Security Council, which went on to impose sanctions, and Iran halted enhanced IAEA inspections.
The aim is to ensure that Iran is not holding undeclared stocks of nuclear material and is not enriching uranium past a certain level. In its most recent reports on the JCPOA, the agency has taken to reminding Iran that"timely and proactive co-operation" in providing access to locations it wishes to inspect would"enhance confidence".The IAEA insists the inspection regime put in place by the JCPOA is the world's toughest.IAEA Secretary General Yukiya Amano says the agency's inspectors spend 3,000 calendar days per year on the ground in Iran.
Amano has called the JCPOA"a significant gain for verification" and said its failure"would be a great loss for nuclear verification and for multilateralism".In addition to the US withdrawing from the deal, Israel -- Iran's regional arch-foe -- has also been highly critical of the JCPOA.
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