IAEA experts and senior officials led by the deputy director general are expected to visit Tehran for a meeting next week
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Iran to explain the presence of uranium particles at an undeclared site, as a landmark deal aimed at curbing Tehran's atomic activities threatens to collapse.
In his latest report, Acting Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Cornel Feruta says the IAEA has detected natural uranium particles at a location in Iran not declared to the agency.
"The matter remains unresolved... It is essential that Iran works with the agency to resolve this matter promptly," Feruta said at a meeting of the agency's board of governors.
Feruta says he’s hopeful the matter can be addressed in a constructive way and lead to a positive outcome.
Iran’s envoy to the agency warned against any premature judgement, saying he’s confident the matter could be resolved soon.
The IAEA has verified that Iran’s stock of heavy water has now exceeded 130 metric tonnes, the limit set in the nuclear deal known as the JCPOA which Iran signed with major powers in 2015.
Iran has been taking a series of steps to scale back its commitments under the nuclear deal as it faces US sanctions reimposed following Washington’s withdrawal from the agreement.
Tehran says it can still reverse the steps if the European signatories to the deal, namely France, Britain and Germany guarantee its economic benefits particularly through oil exports.
A team of IAEA experts and senior officials led by the deputy director general are expected to visit Tehran for a meeting next week.
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