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UPSC   |   17 November 2021 07:29:19

Iran invites IAEA to Tehran



Iran invites IAEA chief Grossi to Tehran for talks
 
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog had previously complained about a lack of communication. The invitation comes as Iran prepares to return to nuclear talks in Vienna.
Iran said that it had invited the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, to Tehran, ahead of the restarting of talks in Vienna about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
 
Why is the IAEA unhappy with Iran?
 
Grossi was last in Iran in September. During that trip he secured access to surveillance footage of the nuclear facilities across the country.
 
The IAEA subsequently criticized Iran for failing to provide "indispensable" access to a workshop that manufactures centrifuge components.
 
The agency is also seeking an explanation for traces of uranium found at three undeclared sites. The dispute between the IAEA and Iran could undermine upcoming talks.
 
The Argentine national had been hoping to return to Iran before a key IAEA meeting on November 22.
 
 
What outlook do the upcoming talks have?
 
Iran is planning to return to talks in Vienna with world powers on November 29.
 
European leaders, as well as US President Joe Biden, are hoping to resume negotiations that would limit Iran's nuclear development in exchange for the lifting of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
 
Washington and Tehran have expressed a desire to return to the deal, but both have called on the other to take the first step.
 
Iran has repeatedly said sanctions must be lifted before the negotiations can start while Biden has demanded that Tehran reign in its nuclear developments that have far exceeded the limits set by the deal.
 
Iran is also seeking a guarantee that the US would not, once again, backtrack on its part of the agreement.
 
The deal, first signed in 2015 under then-President Barack Obama, was later sunk by the unilateral withdrawal of the US by former President Donald Trump.
 
Talks were put on hold in June after the election in Iran of hard-line conservative President Ebrahim Raisi.
 
What is the IAEA Mission?
 
The IAEA is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
 

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