Why it matters:
Massimo Aparo, Deputy Director General of the IAEA and Head of the Department of Safeguards, traveled to Iran to discuss continuing cooperation between Iran and the agency on Monday.
The big picture:
Iran limited its cooperation with the agency after the IAEA failed to fulfill its mission during the 12-day war. Following attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities by the United States and Israel. Two nuclear-weapon states that are not members of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) attacked Iran, which is a member of NPT. Thus, Iran scaled back its collaboration with the IAEA.
What he's saying:
Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, said Massimo Aparo, Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), left Tehran after talks with Iranian officials about how the IAEA and Iran should interact under the new circumstances. Gharibabadi added that the two sides agreed to continue consultations.
Key points:
During the meeting, Iranian officials expressed strong criticism and protest over the IAEA’s failure to fulfill its responsibilities during the attack by the Zionist regime and the United States on Iranian nuclear sites.
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