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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Grossi Says Iran Pledges More Access for Inspectors

A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (R) meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi (2ndR) in Tehran on March 4, 2023. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / Iranian Presidency / AFP)

The head of the UN's nuclear agency said Saturday that Iran pledged to restore cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and to allow more inspections at a facility where particles of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade were recently detected.

But a joint statement issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran's nuclear body only gave vague assurances that Tehran would address longstanding complaints about the access it gives the watchdog's inspectors to its disputed nuclear program.

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