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Iran Says UN Nuclear Watchdog Official Will Visit Country for Talks, but No Inspections Planned
TEHRAN PROVINCE, IRAN, AUG 11 – The visit aims to negotiate a new cooperation framework after Iran suspended ties with the IAEA following recent Israeli and U.S. attacks on its nuclear sites, Iran's foreign minister said.
- A senior UN nuclear watchdog official is scheduled to land in Tehran on Monday, with Iran stating there will be no inspections during the visit.
- Following a June conflict, Iran suspended cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog after President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered a July 3 halt, and the deputy chief will visit Tehran on Monday.
- Abbas Araghchi said the upcoming talks will be technical and complicated, aiming to define a new cooperation framework that requires approval by Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
- Under parliamentary law, any future IAEA inspections need council approval, and Araghchi confirmed there will be no inspections during Monday's visit.
- Limited IAEA inspections and Iran's uranium enrichment at 60% may hinder monitoring, Araghchi said ahead of the scheduled Monday visit to Tehran.
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Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs also mentioned that the delegation "expressed strong criticism and protests" against what the IAEA considered "failure" in meeting its objectives and responsibilities.
After the bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities, there was mistrust of the West in Tehran. Now, for the first time after the war, a high-ranking nuclear inspector arrived.
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This is the first visit of the International Atomic Energy Agency since the "12-day war" with Israel. Impressed and deprived of its regional allies, Iran is making a gesture in favour of the negotiations.
After the bombing of the nuclear facilities, Iran's government declared the cooperation with the nuclear guards to be over. Now an IAEA representative was allowed to travel to Tehran, for the time being only for talks.
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