UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Presses for More Access in Iran

Associated PressPublished: November 23, 2021

FILE PHOTO: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - MAY 24: Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, leaves after he spokes to the media about the agency monitoring of Iran's nuclear energy program on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. The IAEA has been in talks with Iran over extending the agency's monitoring program. Meanwhile Iranian and international representatives have been in talks in recent weeks in Vienna over reviving the JCPOA Iran nuclear deal. Photo by Michael Gruber, Getty Images

By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL, The Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog is meeting with Iranian officials to press for greater access in the Islamic Republic.

The visit to Tehran Tuesday comes ahead of diplomatic talks restarting over Iran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency yet again faces tightrope-style talks with Iranian officials as his inspectors remain unable to access surveillance footage and face greater challenges in trying to monitor Tehran's rapidly growing uranium stockpile.

In the wake of then-President Donald Trump's unilateral withdrawal from Iran's deal, the Islamic Republic now enriches small amounts of uranium up to 60% purity — its highest ever and close to weapons-grade levels of 90%.

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