The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Friday that inspectors should soon regain access to Iran under the U.S.–Iran memorandum of understanding, even as Tehran says that bomb-damaged nuclear sites will remain off-limits until a final deal is reached and sanctions are lifted.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said on June 26 that the preliminary agreement reached between Washington and Tehran requires that inspectors verify Iran’s nuclear activities, including the fate of its enriched uranium stockpile.
“There is an agreement, and to comply with that agreement, the IAEA will have to have access and inspect,” Grossi told reporters in Japan. “We hope to be there soon.”…
IAEA Chief Says Iran Nuclear Inspections Should Resume ‘Soon’ Under US-Iran Deal
