The UN nuclear watchdog agency says Iran has agreed to provide access to two sites suspected of storing undeclared nuclear material. Iran no longer follows the nuclear deal with world powers that the U.S. withdrew from, but it does allow inspections.
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, right, welcomes Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi for their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday that Tehran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where Iran is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material.
It said in a joint statement with Iran that the dates for the inspections had been agreed, but did not say when they would take place. “We are loyal to conventions and our commitments,” he said, adding that he hoped the agreement would open a new chapter between Iran and the IAEA based upon “good intentions and mutual acceptance.”
Grossi told IAEA board members in March that it had “identified a number of questions related to possible undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities at three locations that have not been declared by Iran” and had been pressing for access. The nuclear deal promised Iran economic incentives in return for the curbs on its nuclear program. President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal unilaterally in 2018, saying it needed to be renegotiated.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UN council rejects US demand to `snap back' Iran sanctionsThe U.N. Security Council president has rejected the Trump administration’s demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran. The Security Council members say the U.S. action isn't legal because it left the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Read more »
U.N. Security Council president dismisses U.S. sanctions move on IranThe president of the U.N. Security Council, Indonesia, said on Tuesday it was 'not in the position to take further action' on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15-member body.
Read more »
U.N. Security Council dismisses U.S. call for Iran sanctionsUN Security Council says it was 'not in the position to take further action' on a US bid to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15-member body.
Read more »
Iran says talks with IAEA chief in Tehran were 'constructive': ISNATalks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief were constructive, Iran's top nuclear official Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after meeting Rafael Grossi during a visit to seek access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites.
Read more »
‘Sun Children’ First Trailer: Majid Majidi’s Venice Competition Drama Charts Child Labor In IranEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the promising first trailer for Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s Venice competition drama Sun Children, which we’ve heard good things about going into the festiv…
Read more »