Iran agrees to grant IAEA access to two suspected former atomic sites: official
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran, Iran August 26, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
Iran has agreed to grant UN nuclear watchdog inspectors access to two suspected former nuclear sites, an Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, although Tehran has told the agency that in return it must not to seek inspections based on “fabricated information”.
The agreement was reached during the visit of International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Rafael Grossi to Iran.
Earlier on, 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.
“Our conversation today was very constructive. It was agreed that the agency will carry out its independent and professional responsibilities and Iran will fulfil its legal commitments,” said Salehi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, according to the Students News Agency ISNA.