The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has begun rebuilding its surveillance cameras in Iran. “The work is in progress,” said IAEA spokesman Fredrik Dahl of the German Press Agency in Vienna. He did not provide more details on Wednesday.
In the course of the conflict over Iran’s nuclear program, Tehran ordered the dismantling of parts of the equipment used to continuously monitor its nuclear facilities in June last year. Last March, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi was able to negotiate concessions for monitoring Tehran’s nuclear program. According to diplomats, Iran wants to create a positive atmosphere for the next IAEA Board of Governors in early June by installing the devices.
However, the cameras do not automatically provide the IAEA with better insight. Recordings were made for the decommissioning, but the international nuclear inspectors had no access to the data. Tehran only wanted to grant this after the dispute over the 2015 nuclear pact was settled. So far, there are no signs from the Islamic Republic that anything will change in this former mode.
The United States pulled out of the nuclear deal in 2018, which provided for severe restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of Western sanctions to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.
The country has uranium that is almost suitable for weapons
Iran has gradually broken its commitments following the move by then US President Donald Trump. Among other things, the country started producing near-weapon-grade uranium and limited IAEA inspections. Negotiations to save the nuclear pact have been at a standstill for months.
Source: Krone
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