Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency agreed On Sunday, which will allow the United Nations nuclear watchdog group to monitor its Iranian nuclear detectors.
Why it is important: The last-minute deal precludes further sanctions on the 2015 nuclear deal, as Iran was on the verge of being sentenced for violating its agreement with the IAEA, according to New York Times.
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Big picture: Last week, the IAEA said its efforts were “greatly despised“for refusing to allow the Iranian government to allow access to its nuclear weapons, which follows the progress of Iran’s nuclear program.
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Under the new agreement, Iran has allowed the IAEA to “use the identified weapons and change their stockpiles,” according to a press release.
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“We have agreed to replace the council’s cards,” Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, told local media. Reuters reports.
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“The process and time” for changing memory cards should not be confirmed, “said a correspondent.
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Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the IAEA, will meet Eslami at the upcoming general assembly in Vienna later this month, on Al Jazeera.
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Grossi will return to Iran soon, the press said.
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Enrique Mora, who said led the European Union delegation at the nuclear talks in Vienna, he wrote that the agreement “was an important part of the ongoing awareness of Iran’s nuclear program. It provides opportunities for dialogue. I appreciate the effort.”
Games: In the US issued an agreement with Iran in 2018 the time of the Trump administration, and the Iranian government has done calculated by crossing the border installed on its nuclear program.
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