UN atomic watchdog IAEA chief Rafael Grossi. Source: Reuters.
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  • Iran allows the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to service and repair monitoring equipment
  • In a joint statement, the IAEA and Iran “reaffirmed the spirit of cooperation” and “emphasized on the necessity of addressing the relevant issues”
  • The two parties will also meet alongside the IAEA’s upcoming general conference, and hold high-level consultations in Tehran in the near future

Iran has agreed to let International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors service and repair monitoring equipment.

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi travelled to Tehran where he met with Vice-President and the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, on Sunday.

In a joint statement, the IAEA and Iran “reaffirmed the spirit of cooperation” and “emphasized on the necessity of addressing the relevant issues”.

The two parties will also meet alongside the IAEA General Conference, to be held between September 20 and 24 in Vienna, and arrange high-level consultations in Tehran in the near future.

Deputy Secretary-General/Political Director of the European Union’s European External Action Service Enrique Mora welcomed the agreement, tweeting it “gives space for diplomacy”.

Continuing, he went on to say EU remained committed to the full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — also known as the 2015 nuclear deal.

The accord was signed by Iran, China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK, and the US, although in 2018 the Trump administration withdrew from the deal and re-imposed sanctions on Iran.

Although, the Biden administration has been working towards the return to the JCPOA. In July, a Senior State Department Official told reporters there were still many differences to be bridged but claimed a return to the deal would be an important step in smoothing relations between the US and Iran.

“As President Biden and the Secretary of State have made clear, we see the return to the JCPOA as a beginning of a diplomatic process, not at the end, because we have many other issues of concern that we need to raise.”

The IAEA is also working with a new administration in Iran; in June, cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected as President and took office in August 2021.

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