Sunday 21 February 2021
IAEA Director General Briefs the Media after Returning from Tehran
Keywords: IAEA, Iran, Iranian Nuclear Crisis
VIENNA (IAEA press service) — IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to journalists at Vienna airport after his arrival from a two-day visit to Iran.
Grossi visited Tehran over the weekend ahead of Iran’s parliamentary deadline for the US to ease sanctions.
The briefing begins at minute 32:
The Iranian parliament has passed a law that forces the Iranian government to withdraw from some of its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This includes snap inspections at its nuclear plants.
According to its foreign ministry, Iran is reviewing the EU’s proposal for an informal meeting between the members of the 2015 JCPOA and the U.S.