Zarif confirms that the International Atomic Energy Agency’s surprise inspections do not violate the nuclear agreement

Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, held talks with Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization chief Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran, while Iran’s foreign minister Muhammad Jawad Zarif spoke about the possibility of reversing the measures taken by him Of. Countries outside the terms of the nuclear deal in exchange for the commitment of other parties.

Neither the agency nor Iranian officials have specified whether Grossi’s agenda includes other meetings before the conclusion of his visit later on Sunday.

Salehi previously said he would discuss gross cooperation between Iran and the IAEA after Tehran ceased to work on additional protocols.

He said the talks would discuss how to conduct inspections according to NPT decisions, and criticized the agency’s leak of information related to Iran’s nuclear activities, insisting that disclosure of any information until the inspection process was over The agency has directed a written and verbal objection to this, not Iran.

Grossi has previously stated that the purpose of his visit is “a mutually acceptable solution consistent with Iranian law in order for the IAEA to continue its basic verification activities in Iran.”

Concurrently, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif said that it is possible to start negotiations with Washington when all parties fulfill their obligations in the nuclear deal, indicating that if the parties agreed to the agreement Iran will quickly back down from reducing its commitments. .

Zarif said that any subsequent negotiations on the nuclear deal would not alter the form and content of the agreement.

The Iranian foreign minister said that abrupt inspection of the International Atomic Energy Agency does not violate the nuclear agreement, saying that his country is not trying to keep nuclear weapons, and has nothing to hide is.

European proposal

Tehran had announced that it was studying a proposal submitted by the United States to attend an informal meeting by the European Union, with the remaining members of the nuclear deal, while an Iranian official confirmed that any withdrawal There is no point in compromising without confirming Washington’s seriousness.

Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister Abbas Argachi said that his country is studying the European proposal to hold a “4 + 1” group meeting with the participation of Washington and Tehran.

The main objective of the nuclear deal concluded in 2015 was to lift a number of sanctions imposed on Iran in exchange for curtailing its nuclear activities and to ensure that it does not want to develop nuclear weapons.

However, former US President Donald Trump withdrew from the pact and banned Tehran again, which in turn led to the pact, responding to certain obligations.

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For his part, Iran’s representative at the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanji, said that there is no point in any withdrawal in the nuclear deal without confirming the seriousness of Washington’s sanctions, a requirement to provide guarantees for the return of oil revenues. Stressed on. In the event that oil restrictions are lifted through the global banking system in Iran.

On the other hand, Washington said it had no plans to lift the sanctions before talks with Europe.

Earlier this month, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Zarif suggested a way to overcome the deadlock between his country and the United States, which would begin to revert to the first nuclear deal, saying that the EU would take steps Can “coordinate”.

For his part, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabei said the recent steps taken by Washington are trivial, an insufficient indication of the goodwill of the new US administration.

Rabiei said – in an article in the “Iran” newspaper – that diplomatic moves about the implementation of the nuclear deal are being faced is a natural prelude to the withdrawal of all obligations, including the lifting of all sanctions in the near future.

He clarified that diplomatic initiatives could succeed in reaching positive results, and insisted that even if Washington returned to the agreement and lifted all sanctions, it would not compensate for the damage to the Iranian people.

First step

In this context, the former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Hans Blix, said that it is clear that all sides of the nuclear deal want to work with it, but the hurdle is that Iran wants the United States to take the first step, while Washington Wants Tehran to abide by the terms of the agreement. Before the restrictions were lifted.

Blix said – in an interview with Al Jazeera – that the removal of this barrier would allow progress to be taken simultaneously through diplomatic efforts, adding that Qatar could play a role in it.

He considered that the area in which the US is talking about the need to stop Iran’s intervention is an important matter, but it is not related to the nuclear deal, emphasizing what should be the commitment now. is? Agreement to maintain the stability of the Middle East region.

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