Iran Inspections Show High Stakes for Vienna Nuclear Diplomacy
- IAEA nuclear monitoring agreement is set to expire by May 22
- Investigators called almost 3 snap inspections a month in Iran
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A global nuclear watchdog carried out around three snap inspections of Iranian atomic facilities a month last year, underscoring the pressure on world powers as talks to rescue their landmark 2015 deal with Tehran approach next week’s expiry of a key monitoring agreement.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s overall inspections in Iran also held near record levels in 2020, according to a restricted report circulated to diplomats and seen by Bloomberg. A fifth of the 161 snap inspections called worldwide last year took place in Iran, according to the report.