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IAEA Deputy Director to Visit Tehran to Negotiate Nuclear Oversight Framework

The mission aims to outline terms for resuming monitoring under Iran’s new parliamentary law with inspections remaining on hold until an agreement is finalized.

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Overview

  • The IAEA’s deputy director general will visit Tehran on Monday to negotiate a new cooperation framework.
  • Iran’s parliament passed a law requiring oversight agreements to be approved by the Supreme National Security Council before any inspections.
  • Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that no inspections of nuclear sites will take place during the visit.
  • Tehran suspended all cooperation with the IAEA on July 3 following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on key nuclear facilities.
  • The agency’s push comes as Iran enriches uranium to 60% purity, a short technical step from weapons-grade levels.