TEHRAN (Iran News) – Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Tuesday that cooperation of Iran with the IAEA has not been interrupted following its decision to scale down its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal.
In an interview with Euronews, Grossi said, “We are there, our inspectors are there, Iran is carrying out its activities, which is very important. At the same time, what our inspectors have been verifying is the diminishing degree of compliance of the agreement in 2015.”
Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – the United States, France, Britain, Russia, and China – plus Germany signed the deal on July 14, 2015.
Under the deal, Iran undertook to put limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions.
However, US President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the international nuclear deal in May 2018 and stepped up sanctions on Iran.
A year after the US withdrawal, Iran has rowed back on its nuclear commitments in compliance with articles 26 and 36 of the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
However, Iran had repeatedly said its reciprocal measures will be reversible as soon as Europe finds practical ways to shield the Iranian economy from unilateral US sanctions.
- source : Iran Daily, Irannews
