Grossi: The monitoring of Iran’s facilities continues despite the cancellation of the inspectors’ license

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency today Wednesday, despite admitting that the cancellation of the license of several inspectors of this international organization in Iran caused a blow to its monitoring activities, said that the monitoring of Iran’s nuclear facilities continue.

He claimed that Iran’s action in canceling the access of the most experienced inspectors of the atomic agency is a “very serious blow” to the agency’s activities in Iran.

Fars News Agency In October of this year, it was reported that the Islamic Republic of Iran has canceled the license of 8 German and French inspectors of this international organization in response to the issuance of an anti-Iranian statement in the Council of Governors of the Atomic Energy Agency.

This action was taken after the three countries of France, Germany and England claimed on 21 September, on the sidelines of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, that Iran had fulfilled the obligations of the joint statement. It has not adhered to the International Atomic Energy Agency last March.

It was then that “Rafael Grossi”, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced in a statement on Saturday 25 September that Iran has canceled the activities of several experienced inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Grossi announced at that time: “These inspectors are among the most experienced experts of the agency with unique knowledge in technology. are enrichment. They have conducted essential verification activities at Iran’s enrichment facilities that are under IAEA safeguards, and with today’s decision, Iran has effectively removed one-third of the most experienced group of IAEA inspectors assigned to Iran.”

At a press conference today, in response to a question about how much Iran’s action has affected inspection activities in Iran, the Director General of the Atomic Energy Agency said: “This is a very serious blow to our ability to do it.” It’s work.”

Reuters reported that the agency did not specify the number of inspectors whose activities were suspended, but diplomats said the number of inspectors was slightly larger than the fingers of one hand.

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A Western diplomat, in a statement consistent with the report of Fars news agency, said that the number of inspectors whose licenses have been revoked is 8, and all of them are French and German.

Grossi continued by saying that although Iran’s action has created problems for inspection in several places, “but we have all We are inspecting the main facilities.”

Grossi also claimed: “Iran’s nuclear program is still a cause for concern. We want Iran to stick to its commitments and provide the necessary explanations to ensure the peaceful nature of its nuclear activities.” “The recent action of Iran is based on the sovereign rights stipulated in Article 9 of the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement between Iran and the IAEA (INFCIRC 214), and the Islamic Republic of Iran expects that the Western countries will refrain from the policy of abusing international organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, and allow Let these organizations carry out their professional and impartial activities away from political pressures.”

Iran’s action was carried out in a situation where negotiations to lift sanctions against Iran have been interrupted since last year. Is. The last round of negotiations to lift the Vienna sanctions was held in Vienna last August. According to experts, some factors such as pressure from the Zionist regime, disagreements with Congress and internal problems in the United States have been the reason for the reluctance of the Biden administration to return to the JCPOA since taking power in the White House.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has made the verification of the lifting of sanctions, obtaining guarantees regarding the durability of the JCPOA and the removal of safeguards claims of the Atomic Agency as its main demands in the negotiations to lift the sanctions and emphasized that only returning to a bilateral agreement which, in exchange for some restrictions, will bring concrete economic benefit to the Iranian nation and accepts it.

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