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Austria: IAEA 'will be monitoring Fordow almost every other day’ – Grossi on controversial Iranian nuclear facility04:00
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Under its latest understandings with Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be conducting almost daily checks of the Fordow nuclear plant, after an initial media leak suggested near weapons-grade Uranium had been found at the facility.

"We see real substance when it comes to Fordow, where the agency will be inspecting almost every other day," said the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaking during a press conference on Monday in Vienna.

The talks between IAEA and Iran centred on increased cooperation in the probe into uranium particles which were reportedly enriched to a purity of over 80 percent at Iranian nuclear sites, with the IAEA seeking assurances from Tehran about its nuclear programme. Iran has strongly denied the allegations.

Western countries have pushed for the continuation of the IAEA investigation into allegations of uranium traces at several sites, while Tehran has called for an end to what it views as a 'political move'.

The probe is seen as one of the key issues in the ongoing attempt to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear deal), where Tehran would limit its programme in return for the easing of sanctions, which has stalled in recent years.

Austria: IAEA 'will be monitoring Fordow almost every other day’ – Grossi on controversial Iranian nuclear facility

Iran, Islamic Republic of, Vienna
March 6, 2023 at 15:09 GMT +00:00 · Published

Under its latest understandings with Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be conducting almost daily checks of the Fordow nuclear plant, after an initial media leak suggested near weapons-grade Uranium had been found at the facility.

"We see real substance when it comes to Fordow, where the agency will be inspecting almost every other day," said the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaking during a press conference on Monday in Vienna.

The talks between IAEA and Iran centred on increased cooperation in the probe into uranium particles which were reportedly enriched to a purity of over 80 percent at Iranian nuclear sites, with the IAEA seeking assurances from Tehran about its nuclear programme. Iran has strongly denied the allegations.

Western countries have pushed for the continuation of the IAEA investigation into allegations of uranium traces at several sites, while Tehran has called for an end to what it views as a 'political move'.

The probe is seen as one of the key issues in the ongoing attempt to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear deal), where Tehran would limit its programme in return for the easing of sanctions, which has stalled in recent years.

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Mandatory credit: IAEA

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Under its latest understandings with Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be conducting almost daily checks of the Fordow nuclear plant, after an initial media leak suggested near weapons-grade Uranium had been found at the facility.

"We see real substance when it comes to Fordow, where the agency will be inspecting almost every other day," said the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaking during a press conference on Monday in Vienna.

The talks between IAEA and Iran centred on increased cooperation in the probe into uranium particles which were reportedly enriched to a purity of over 80 percent at Iranian nuclear sites, with the IAEA seeking assurances from Tehran about its nuclear programme. Iran has strongly denied the allegations.

Western countries have pushed for the continuation of the IAEA investigation into allegations of uranium traces at several sites, while Tehran has called for an end to what it views as a 'political move'.

The probe is seen as one of the key issues in the ongoing attempt to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear deal), where Tehran would limit its programme in return for the easing of sanctions, which has stalled in recent years.

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