Iran began barring U.N. inspectors from nuclear sites over the weekend, days after the Biden administration freed up $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds in pursuit of a prisoner swap with Tehran.
The development, which comes as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi prepares for a visit to New York City to address the U.N. General Assembly, adds a fresh layer to rising tensions over Tehran’s nuclear activities.
The inspectors are in Iran to ensure compliance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Mr. Grossi acknowledged that under the NPT, Iran is permitted to veto individual inspectors it does not agree with. But the IAEA chief said Tehran’s latest move is unwarranted. The news agency reported that Iran made the move in response to a call led by the U.S., Britain, France and Germany at the IAEA’s Board of Governors in recent days for Tehran to cooperate immediately with the IAEA on issues including explaining uranium traces found at undeclared nuclear sites.
The presence of IAEA inspectors in Iran has been sensitive since the U.S. pulled out of the 2015 international nuclear accord with Tehran. The agreement had given billions in economic sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for limits to Iranian nuclear activities, as well as IAEA inspections of those activities.
Mr. Raisi’s trip comes amid U.S.-Iran tension following the Biden administration’s failure to draw Tehran back to the nuclear negotiating table, as well as attempts by the administration to secure the release of five American citizens imprisoned in Iran.
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