TEHRAN SAYS IAEA CAMERAS WILL REMAIN OFF UNTIL NEW NUCLEAR DEAL IS REACHED

Tue 27 July 2022:

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has gathered and sealed cameras used to monitor its nuclear program, according to a report from the Fars news agency on Tuesday (AEOI).

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cameras, which were turned off a few weeks ago, won’t be turned back on until a new nuclear agreement is reached, Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammed Eslami emphasized on Monday.

Early in June, in response to a resolution from the IAEA board of governors demanding Iran cooperate with UN inspectors looking into undeclared nuclear sites, Iran turned off 27 surveillance cameras at several nuclear facilities.

The IAEA has warned several times that Iran needed only a few more weeks to produce raw material for a nuclear bomb, while Tehran repeatedly stresses that it will only use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

The diplomatic efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal aim to curb Iran’s nuclear programme have been stalled since March. The main issue is reportedly the status of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the United States classifies as a terrorist organization.

In 2018, the agreement was unilaterally terminated by former US president Donald Trump, who also imposed new, severe sanctions. After that, Tehran no longer felt obligated by the agreement and stepped up work on its nuclear program.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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