Grossi: I consulted with Putin about Iran

according to the report of Tasnim news international group, Rafael Grossi Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency met with the Japanese Prime Minister in Tokyo on Thursday. To Russia, he has shared his views on Iran with “Vladimir Putin”.

Grossi said: “Regarding the situation in Iran, I thought it appropriate to express my views to the President of Russia And to ask for the support of this country, which is necessary in line with the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency to prevent the situation from worsening there.”

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the Agency Earlier on Monday (March 4/March 14), the International Atomic Energy Agency made statements about Iran’s nuclear program and said that it does not have any proof that Iran is engaged in the development of nuclear weapons.

At that time, the Director General of the Atomic Energy Agency said: “I hope that I will have a chance to personally talk with them (the Iranians) as soon as possible. If they don’t invite me, I can’t go [to Tehran]. So, whenever they feel they’re ready to talk to me, I’ll be more than happy to go back there.” He will travel to Tehran. A few days later, Iran rejected the offer of Rafael Grossi’s visit to discuss nuclear activities, and instead, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said that Grossi had been invited to participate in a conference in Tehran in May.

Grossi expressed in the press conference on Monday, which was held after the quarterly meeting of the Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors, what he had read in various interviews about the “gap in knowledge” as a result of Iran’s withdrawal from fulfilling its commitments in the JCPOA. He was worried.

He clarified: “I have doubts about the ability of my investigators to be able to put the pieces of this kind back together again. “Without it, it will be difficult to formulate another nuclear agreement.” Despite this, he said that it is not “impossible” to “reconstruct” the knowledge about Iran’s nuclear activities. After the withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA, Iran has taken actions that have damaged the continuity of the information provided by the inspectors of this international organization about Iran’s nuclear activities and facilities. Western countries reduced some of their obligations under the JCPOA according to the terms of this agreement.

Grossi further said that he does not have any information that Iran is building be a nuclear weapon. He said: “I have no information that Iran is building nuclear weapons. But I hear what they say and I ask questions.”

He added: “And secondly, what I am saying is that Iran is the only country that has nuclear weapons. It does not have and is enriching at the level of 60% and is stockpiling uranium enriched at the level of 60%.” We must take the statements of the Iranian authorities about the nuclear advance very, very seriously, especially what is proposed by the government officials. He addressed the issue of canceling the appointment of French and German inspectors of the Atomic Energy Agency and said, “I am disappointed with Iran’s failure to cancel its decision to re-appoint the inspectors of the Agency.” I decided not to call for an emergency meeting of the Board of Governors because I thought that this issue could be resolved bilaterally.”

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