Coronavirus Puts Iran Nuclear Deal Monitoring at Risk
- Remote monitoring of uranium enrichment enabled by accord
- Tensions over beleaguered pact persist following Vienna talks
A firefighter wearing protective clothing sprays disinfectant on Tabia't bridge pedestrian overpass in Tehran, Iran, on March 9.
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The rapid spread of coronavirus in Iran means atomic inspectors need the remote-monitoring powers they received under the beleaguered nuclear deal more than ever.
There’s concern that contact with carriers of the virus in Iran, where senior officials have been infected, could deplete the International Atomic Energy Agency’s roster of inspectors by forcing some into quarantine, according to two diplomats briefed on the matter who asked not to be identified.