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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA at ‘Very Difficult Juncture’ with Iran on Unanswered Questions

Alona Shkrum, Member of Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) of Ukraine, left, listens to Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at the 51st annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP)

Talks with Iran aimed at ending a long standoff on explaining the origin of uranium particles found at apparently old but undeclared sites are at "a very difficult juncture", UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.

Grossi and Iran agreed in March on a three-month plan to get to the bottom of the issue, which has been a source of tension between Iran and Western powers even during wider negotiations aimed at bringing Tehran and Washington back into full compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

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