International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Iran has agreed to replace surveillance cameras at nuclear facilities. and increase the speed of the inspection.
AFP news agency reported that Grossi said yesterday that there was a “significant improvement” in negotiations with the Iranian government following his visit to Tehran.
Grossi arrived in Iran on Friday (March 3) to hold talks with Iranian officials after Iran’s uranium particles were enriched to the point where they could be used as weapons. Grossi met with the President of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi. who admits that “Cooperation can only come from mutual efforts.”
Grossi said measures to replace CCTV and increase inspections should take place “soon” after the technical meeting, however, a joint statement with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) did not specify a timetable.
The IAEA has sought greater cooperation with Iran on nuclear activities. After finding that uranium particles were 83.7% enriched in the Fordow underground facility in Iran, 90% of which could be used to make an atomic bomb, the IAEA called for further investigation.
Iran has denied it wants to make an atomic bomb and said it was not trying to make uranium more than 60 percent pure. “Volatility…can occur unintentionally” during the enrichment process.
The outcome of Mr Grossi’s visit will determine whether the United States, Britain, France and Germany will decide whether to submit a draft resolution condemning Iran to the IAEA Board of Directors, which meets next week in Vienna.
In 2015, Iran entered into an agreement with superpowers promising to limit its nuclear activities in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. However, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 under President Dorothy nald Trump at the time and imposed sanctions against Iran again As a result, Iran gave up its control over nuclear activities.
Talks to revive the deal began in 2021 but have not made much progress since last year. Mr Grossi’s visit to Iran was therefore seen as a sign that a negotiated method with Iran could be used to resolve a nuclear conflict.
