DUBAI: Until a 2015 nuclear deal is reinstated, Iran will keep the UN nuclear watchdog’s cameras off, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Monday.
After the IAEA voted a resolution criticizing Tehran in June, Iran informed the organization that it had removed IAEA equipment, including 27 cameras deployed as part of the 2015 agreement with major nations.
Iranian nuclear leader Mohammad Eslami said, “We won’t switch on the IAEA cameras until the other side returns to the nuclear deal. Iran’s nuclear activities were restricted by the 2015 nuclear agreement in exchange for the removal of international sanctions.
The nuclear limitations of the accord were violated in response by Iran’s governing clerics. Nasser Kanaani, a spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry, charged IAEA Director Rafael Grossi on Monday withholding “unprofessional, unjust, and unconstructive opinions” regarding Tehran’s nuclear program.
