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Iran Bars Physical Access for IAEA Inspectors to Its Nuclear Sites

European powers have warned they will reimpose UN sanctions by late August under the JCPOA’s snapback provisions.

Overview

  • Iran’s new law mandates Supreme National Security Council approval for inspections and forbids any physical access to its nuclear facilities.
  • Ebrahim Azizi said the upcoming IAEA delegation will be confined to technical and expert-level talks with no site visits.
  • Tehran insists on compensation for losses from recent US and Israeli bombings and formal no-attack guarantees in order to restart broader nuclear negotiations.
  • The United Kingdom, France and Germany have warned they will trigger a UN sanctions snapback by late August if no new agreement is reached.
  • Iran claims its nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes and accuses the IAEA of facilitating politically motivated resolutions and failing to condemn attacks on its sites.