International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi, September 2, 2022.
Tehran – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi Today, Grossi flew to Iran, where negotiations with high-ranking officials await him. This was reported by the Iranian state news agency IRNA.
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The visit comes after IAEA experts in Iran in January found traces of uranium enriched to 83.7 percent, just below the 90 percent needed to make nuclear weapons. Foreign media reported on the find on Tuesday, referring to a non-public report. Iran says it wants to use nuclear energy only for peaceful purposes. He called the very high level of enrichment in the traces found at the Fordo facility an “unintended fluctuation”.
Today, Deputy Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Agency Mohamad Eslami and his spokesman welcomed Grossi at the airport. The IAEA said on Thursday that Grossi would comment on the trip at a press conference on Saturday after returning to Vienna.
In 2015, Iran signed a deal with world powers that included easing sanctions against Iran in exchange for curbs on Tehran's nuclear ambitions and guarantees that Iran will not develop nuclear weapons. The agreement allowed Iran to enrich uranium to a maximum of 3.67 percent. However, US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and renewed sanctions against Iran. Iran then began to violate the agreement. Negotiations on the renewal of the agreement are stagnant.
