No undeclared nuclear site, activity in Iran: AEOI chief

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami says there is no undeclared nuclear activity or site in the country as already confirmed by the United Nations nuclear agency.

“We publicly announce that according to what the Agency itself has said, there is no undeclared nuclear activity or site in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Eslami said.

“Our interaction [with the IAEA] is underway and Mr. Grossi (head of the International Atomic Energy Agency), has announced his readiness to visit Iran, which will take place as soon as the plans, content and objectives of the trip is specified.”

Eslami pointed to the West’s unstable positions regarding the 2015 Iran’s nuclear deal and said their constant change of stance bespeaks of their duplicity and propaganda campaign against the country.

“The important issue is that with their positions constantly changing ... it is evident how honest they are in creating propaganda campaign against the Islamic Republic,” the Iran’s nuclear chief said.

Eslami also stressed that Iran plans to clear ambiguities and give the IAEA a response to any possible ambiguities.

Deputy FM: Iran has consistently, seriously cooperated with IAEA, will continue cooperation

Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Tehran has always cooperated with the International Atomic Energy Agency as an effective member.

Iran and the IAEA are currently in a dispute triggered by the agency’s Israeli-influenced accusations, which were leveled against Tehran’s peaceful nuclear activities just as the Islamic Republic and other parties to the Iran deal appeared close to an agreement on reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.

Iran asserts that an agreement on the revival of the Iran nuclear deal hinges on the settlement of Safeguards issues between Tehran and the IAEA, and that without settling those issues, reviving the 2015 deal makes no sense.

Grossi has on several occasions repeated accusations against the Islamic Republic, calling on Iran to explain what he claims to be “traces of enriched uranium” found at the country’s nuclear research sites in 2019.

In an interview with with CNN last August, Grossi said the Agency would not drop that probe without “technically credible explanations” from Iran.

This is while Iran has already provided the necessary information and access to the IAEA.

The negotiations to salvage the JCPOA have been at a standstill since August 2022 due to Washington’s insistence on its hard-nosed position of not removing all the sanctions that were imposed on the Islamic Republic by the previous US administration.

Iran maintains it is necessary for the other side to offer some guarantees that they will remain committed to any agreement that is reached.

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