Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog will continue talks aimed at ending an impasse on many issues between them and should strike a deal on a package of measures “soon”, the watchdog’s chief Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday as he returned from an Iran trip.
The International Atomic Energy Agency faces a range of difficulties in Iran, including the fact Tehran only implemented a small fraction of what Grossi thought it committed to in a “Joint Statement” on future cooperation they made in March 2023, and the few concrete steps taken stopped in June of last year.
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami (R) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi hold a press conference in Tehran on March 4, 2023. – The UN nuclear watchdog chief was in Iran on March 4 for expected talks with the President and other officials after the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level. The two-day visit comes as the Vienna-based organisation seeks greater cooperation with Iran over its nuclear activities. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
