"On July 2, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a law adopted by his country's parliament suspending all cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. That followed Israel's 12-day war with Iran in June, during which Israel and the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear sites. The only site inspected by the IAEA since the war has been the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, which operates with Russian technical assistance. Inspectors watched a fuel replacement procedure at the plant over two days starting Aug. 27."
"IAEA inspectors have been unable to verify Iran's near bomb-grade stockpile since the start of the war on June 13, which the U.N. nuclear watchdog described as "a matter of serious concern." Egypt has been helping bolster cooperation between Iran and the IAEA. The Iranian foreign ministry said last month that talks between his country and the agency would be "technical" and "complicated.""
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation and relaunching inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi met. France, Germany and the United Kingdom began reimposing sanctions on Aug. 28 over perceived non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran suspended cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on July 2 after parliament passed a law. Israel and the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear sites during a 12-day war in June. Only Bushehr has been inspected since the war. IAEA inspectors have been unable to verify Iran's near bomb-grade stockpile since June 13, described as "a matter of serious concern." The Iranian foreign ministry said talks would be "technical" and "complicated."
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