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Added on the 10/06/2022 11:35:34 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Iran has agreed to reconnect surveillance cameras at several nuclear sites and increase the pace of inspections, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says. "There was a reduction in monitoring activities related to cameras and monitoring systems," Rafael Grossi tells reporters at Vienna airport after returning from Tehran. "We have agreed that both will be operating again." SOUNDBITE
Iran is removing 27 surveillance cameras at nuclear facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi says, calling it a "serious challenge" to the agency's work in the country. SOUNDBITE
During a press conference, the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi shows the type of that the UN watchdog is using for monitoring Iran's nuclear program. Tehran and the Vienna-based IAEA announced earlier this week that they had reached agreement on replacing the cameras at a facility which makes centrifuges, after they were reportedly damaged in a June attack Tehran blames on Israel. But the IAEA will not be able to examine the camera images until after sanctions are lifted, an Iranian official has said. IMAGES
JCPOA roundtable negotiations in Vienna, which aim to revive the Iran nuclear deal, are put on pause so that European diplomats can review the proposals by the Islamic republic. The talks are "most likely" to resume in a couple of days. IMAGES
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog hails the agreement struck with Iran over access to surveillance equipment at Iranian nuclear facilities, saying it allows space for diplomatic talks. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that time was running out for Iran to return to a nuclear deal after a scathing report by the UN atomic watchdog. SOUNDBITE